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Historical Event on 1/17/1601
Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1601 | Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans. |
| 4/10/1996 | The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt. |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 5/1/1947 | Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle. |
| 5/24/2000 | The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi. |
| 2/9/1989 | Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident. |
| 7/5/1992 | Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories. |
| 5/26/1957 | Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay. |
| 3/1/1939 | Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal. |
| 1/12/1993 | Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh. |
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