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Historical Event on 9/17/1899
First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/21/1997 | J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner. |
| 4/26/1990 | V. R. P. Menon, an Air Force Engineer, broke the world record in Chandigargh. |
| 1/6/1992 | Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG. |
| 4/6/2000 | The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel. |
| 3/7/1987 | Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad. |
| 9/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'. |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 6/21/1997 | Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore. |
| 1/6/1932 | Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born. |
| 3/9/1993 | 14 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra . |
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