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Historical Event on 5/17/1857

Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
10/29/1996Shankarsinh Waghela, Gujarat CM, wins confidence vote.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
10/1/1998Anxiety in stock market after UTI's US-64 scheme is reported to have paid dividend, eating out of its capital.
3/1/1640Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
1/5/1952Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.
11/11/2000Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
6/8/1997Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati.