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Historical Event on 2/17/1618
First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1618 | Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born. |
| 5/31/1928 | Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975). |
| 5/18/1988 | The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs. |
| 6/23/1761 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June. |
| 7/1/1938 | Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born. |
| 9/25/1985 | Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections. |
| 10/9/2000 | A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases. |
| 9/19/1911 | Boyi Bhimanna, great Hindi writer, poet and prolific author, was born at Mamidikuduru in AP. |
| 7/1/1996 | RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%. |
| 7/26/1956 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
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