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Historical Event on 9/17/1864
Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.
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| 1/28/1902 | Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise. |
| 9/28/1993 | Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives. |
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| 4/26/1995 | SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA). |
| 10/25/1983 | Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices. |
| 2/24/1880 | Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born. |
| 9/8/1790 | Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born. |
| 4/29/1639 | Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
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