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Historical Event on 11/17/1857

Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.
4/15/1947The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence.
10/17/1906Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33.
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
1/21/1980Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.