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Historical Event on 1/17/1601

Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1919Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
6/23/1942Jabbar Patel, film producer, was born.
1/3/1912Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
7/1/1930Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
1/3/1831Savitribai Phule, famous social worker, was born at Naigaon in Satara district, Maharashtra.
12/21/1881Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Rajim, M.P.
7/2/1991Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died.
4/16/1997Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.