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Historical Event on 1/17/1601

Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
3/19/1982President's rule in Assam.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
3/29/1996SC asks All India Indira Congress to modify its name as All Indira Congress (Tiwari).
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
2/27/1956G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.