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Historical Event on 2/17/1948
Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/5/1612 | East India Company's Navy eastablished. |
| 12/15/1976 | Daily newspaper ""Lokmat"" published it's first Jalgaon edit |
| 1/7/1685 | Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born. |
| 6/30/1966 | Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967. |
| 7/8/1930 | The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London. |
| 11/17/1947 | Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress. |
| 2/9/1985 | Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
| 8/3/1939 | Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow. |
| 12/12/1947 | Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash. |
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