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Historical Event on 11/17/1835

James Todd, researcher and writer of Rajput history, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
11/16/1990Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes.
11/9/1998India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
7/16/1993Russia cancels cryogenic rocket deal with India.
7/1/1982MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
4/23/1929The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime.
5/1/1992C. Arjun, famous music director, passed away.
6/8/1997Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati.