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Historical Event on 8/17/1944
Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1761 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June. |
| 11/6/1937 | Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar). |
| 6/16/1950 | Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 8/20/1997 | Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder. |
| 3/31/1992 | The PM to look after foreign affairs. |
| 7/16/1969 | Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet. |
| 12/4/1998 | Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions. |
| 8/27/1976 | Major-General (Kumari) Gertude Ali Ram, the first women General in Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at the Army Headquarters. |
| 5/1/1902 | Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives. |
| 5/8/1959 | Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China. |
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