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Historical Event on 9/17/1954
India outlaws bigamy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1757 | Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 12/27/1976 | Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 10/24/1657 | Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. |
| 5/4/1783 | Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty. |
| 3/31/1999 | The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched. |
| 9/20/1932 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables. |
| 10/2/1942 | Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire. |
| 10/29/1990 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 1/19/1982 | Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal. |
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