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Historical Event on 1/17/1771

Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1761Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June.
9/9/1850Bhartendu Harish Chander, father of modern Hindi literature, poet and dramatist, was born.
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
10/20/1990Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.
5/27/1997Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
9/16/1931R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu.
2/14/1914Vinaya Kumar Parashar, journalist and social worker, was born at Hemgir, M.P.
12/27/1987Vijaypal Singh sets a record for TJ in 16.79s at Trivandrum .