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Historical Event on 5/17/1775
Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/12/1993 | RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy. |
| 10/12/1993 | The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali. |
| 5/12/1966 | Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns. |
| 11/11/1913 | Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa. |
| 12/29/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections. |
| 8/14/1954 | 'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai. |
| 2/22/1997 | Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore. |
| 10/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
| 11/17/1994 | Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman. |
| 7/12/1998 | India will not reverse the nuclear programme, declared Mr. Vajpayee. |
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