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Historical Event on 6/17/1887

Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/2000Unidentified militants gun down 35 Sikhs in the south Kashmir village of Chatti Singhpora in one of the worst incidents of violence in the State.
3/13/1800Nana Phadanvis (Balaji Janardan Bhanu), veteran leader of Peshwa Kingdom, died.
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.
8/29/1975Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away.
9/24/1726King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
2/27/1993Samir Ranjan Barman, Tripura CM, resigns.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
2/7/1687Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end.
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.