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Historical Event on 2/17/1618

First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1995Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government.
10/5/1997Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
4/16/1918Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India.
12/17/1938Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
3/30/1994G-15 summit in New Delhi decides to set up a trade panel.
3/26/1996Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket.
3/26/1996Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".