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Historical Event on 6/17/1862
Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
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| 7/31/1980 | Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40. |
| 1/29/1997 | Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
| 11/5/1927 | Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, met Gandhiji, S.Shriniwas Iyengar and M.A. Ansari Congress leaders at New Delhi. |
| 2/19/1891 | Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper. |
| 11/11/1998 | India objects to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries. |
| 5/21/1973 | Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi. |
| 8/9/1970 | Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi. |
| 3/20/1937 | England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK. |
| 1/4/1881 | Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started. |
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