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Historical Event on 2/17/1698
Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/23/1919 | Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi drama writer, comedy writer and poet, passed away. |
| 10/30/1996 | ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate. |
| 1/31/1998 | D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98). |
| 1/24/1980 | E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala. |
| 7/18/1857 | The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 7/21/1977 | Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away. |
| 2/9/1993 | Congress (I), AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu breaks over Hindi imposition. |
| 8/30/1992 | The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore. |
| 11/9/1710 | Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized. |
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