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Historical Event on 6/17/1839

Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
5/7/1907The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
3/16/1946Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away.
3/3/1982Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
3/9/1966India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state.
10/1/1997Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.
8/1/1846Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.
9/25/1997India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi.