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Historical Event on 12/17/1877
Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/3/1999 | Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy. |
| 12/3/1999 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 12/4/1973 | Mohan Rakesh, famous modern Hindi dramatist, novelist and story writer, passed away. |
| 3/29/1992 | Shri Anand Rishiji Maharaj 1008 , Acharya Samrat of 'Jain Shraman Sangh', passed away. |
| 11/27/1778 | Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon. |
| 6/13/1965 | Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune. |
| 3/14/1997 | Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan. |
| 2/4/1973 | India's then biggest commercial ship merchant fleet 88,000 DWT super tanker ""Jawaharlal Nehru"" commenced its services for the Nation. |
| 9/23/1967 | P. S. Vaidya, great Indian ODI pace bowler (1995-96), was born. |
| 4/14/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi. |
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