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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
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
6/11/2000Assailants gun down 12 upper caste persons, including eight of a family in Bihar's Nawada district.
7/31/1996Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
9/23/1862Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born.
6/3/1997Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet.
7/8/1985Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu.