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Historical Event on 5/17/1857

Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
8/15/1965Television starts in New Delhi.
1/9/1919Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born.
6/27/2000The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
1/25/1930Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP.
1/14/1926Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
10/6/1779Elphinston, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.