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Historical Event on 2/17/1618

First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1997Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.
3/30/1913B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born.
4/15/1927Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born.
3/11/1989In Bihar, a 13-member ministry headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha, MP, was sworn in.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
12/8/1879Jatindranath Mukherjee (Jatin Bagha), famous revolutionary, was born in Jessore.
7/30/1960Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, great freedom fighter, leader and 'Lion of Karnataka', 0died. He was a loyal Congress leader.
12/12/1964HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
8/12/1988S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
2/23/1952Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha.