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Historical Event on 8/17/1848

Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1848Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
2/21/1953Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.
11/6/1985Sanjeev Kumar, film actor, died.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
6/3/1995Mayavati (BSP) becomes the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP.
1/4/1972Pakistan proposed to talk after the war.
1/2/1994Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.