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Historical Event on 6/17/1839

Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.
3/4/2000Geeta Mukherjee (76), veteran communist leader, died of a massive heart attack in New Delhi. Popularly known as 'Geetadi', she won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal since 1980.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
11/24/1992Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General.
11/1/1945Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born.
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
1/1/1944Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, died.