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Historical Event on 10/17/1932
Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army.
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| 2/7/1908 | Manmanath Gupta was born. |
| 10/19/1999 | Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, says the Congress(I). |
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| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950). |
| 3/1/1995 | Iftikar, famous character actor, died. |
| 10/9/2000 | The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle. |
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