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Historical Event on 9/17/1799

Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
11/7/1900Ranga N.G, professor and politician, was born.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
8/13/1960Marmik' weekly magzine published.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
1/5/1968Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.
11/18/1991In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.
10/26/1969Neil Armstrong, the first men to land on Moon by 'Apollo II ', and Edwin Aldrin came to Bombay.
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.