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Historical Event on 1/17/1833

William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
3/5/1990Government announces an interim relief of Rs. 360 crore to 5 lakh victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
6/25/1999PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
12/8/1897Balkrishna Sharma ""Navin"", famous Hindi poet, was born in Bhyana village of Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh
7/23/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
10/24/1930Raj Bagri, Indies and British merchant in metal, was born.