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Historical Event on 8/17/1848

Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
12/25/1997India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket match at Indore abandoned after three overs owing to a bad state of the pitch, which was a rare occurance.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
4/20/1997Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
1/28/2000Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
2/23/1993Pre-budget Economic Survey proposes closure of sick PSE and rationalisation of tax and interests rates.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
10/1/1997Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence