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Historical Event on 3/17/1943

Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1831Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
9/26/1996High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case.
3/5/1699Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne.
2/6/1931Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow.
2/22/1845Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company.
3/8/1948Air India International was established for overseas services.
3/6/1915Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
1/2/1992Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate.