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Historical Event on 6/17/1824

Bureau of Indian Affairs established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1856Narayan Guru was born in Chempazhanthi village of Kerala. Sri Narayan Guru was a social reformer, led reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. He also stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste.
9/20/1856Origin of Fasli Era (India).
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
4/22/1942Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.
12/11/1998Husain Quli, the new Governor of Bengal, defeated the rebels and put them to fight. Daud was captured and put to death.
3/3/1859A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.