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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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/25/1992 | Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab. |
| 12/12/1959 | Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras. |
| 8/2/1922 | Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
| 12/21/1903 | Bhalchandra Digambar Garware, famous industrailist, was born. |
| 12/26/1831 | Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away. |
| 3/25/1994 | Buta Singh exonerated by the Akal Takht after 9 years. |
| 7/25/1813 | First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed. |
| 4/12/1752 | Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar. |
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