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Historical Event on 10/17/1932

Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army.

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8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
12/25/1979Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur.
11/13/1909Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
5/20/1987G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away.
2/8/1986Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
2/25/1910Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India.
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10/26/1999The Government rejected the demand that Rajiv Gandhi's name be deleted from the chargesheet in the Bofors case.