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Historical Event on 8/17/1780

Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.

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7/12/1993West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died.
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
5/15/1992CBI begins probe into the security scam.