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Historical Event on 5/17/1775

Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
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5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
8/18/1923Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
5/7/1996Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
10/6/1963Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died.