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Historical Event on 2/17/1698
Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1992 | Reservation, Supreme Court rejects economic criteria. |
| 1/4/1958 | Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75. |
| 3/19/1973 | Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47. |
| 5/14/1956 | Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
| 2/21/1992 | Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections. |
| 5/15/1998 | The Indian Army at Chandilora (Tangmey) captured 15 kg charas, 400 gm dust of charas and 12 kg leaves of charas. |
| 9/26/1931 | Vijay Laxman Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 2/14/1970 | Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization. |
| 6/1/1996 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away. |
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