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Historical Event on 8/17/1958

Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
3/14/1963Jainarain Vyas, freedom fighter, leader, social reformer, patriot and a noble son of India, passed away.
2/1/1990Governors named for 14 states.
4/18/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
3/30/1977Swami Agnivesh merged his 'Bhartiya Aryasabha Party' in Janata Party.
5/25/1961Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust