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Historical Event on 12/17/1740

Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1944Japanese troops take the Ngakyedauk Pass, cutting off the 7th Indian Division at Sinzweya, Burma.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
8/19/1927Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.
11/8/1977Bommi Narsing Reddy, famous film story writer and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.
5/12/1993Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away.
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
9/8/1990Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity.