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Historical Event on 6/17/1862
Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/26/1973 | Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977. |
| 12/24/1999 | Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off. |
| 11/7/1900 | Ranga N.G, professor and politician, was born. |
| 6/24/1996 | Cong(I) enters into an electoral alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party for forthcoming Assembly election in UP. |
| 9/12/1998 | India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 3/21/1937 | Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born. |
| 2/15/1924 | Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar. |
| 3/29/1970 | Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March. |
| 1/1/1989 | Dinkar Sakrikar, editor of monthly magzine 'Purva' and socialist, passed away. |
| 1/1/1991 | Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place. |
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