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Historical Event on 2/17/1993

Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.
10/3/1978Dr. Subhas Mukhopadhyay claimed the credit of India's first and the birth of world's second test-tube baby Durga Agrawal, who was born in Belle Vue Nursing Home in Calcutta.
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .
1/18/1930Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
8/7/1934Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers.
10/15/1946Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.
5/1/1946Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.