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Historical Event on 6/17/1862

Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
2/1/1976Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1978.
10/15/1992Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.
8/19/1996Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
11/17/1994Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
1/1/1664Shivaji marched towards Surat.