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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
8/18/1907Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.
10/5/1990Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
9/12/1962Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
12/21/1974Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).