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Historical Event on 1/17/1833

William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1967Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.
8/21/1955Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
10/2/1999Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
5/16/1945Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
5/20/1994K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
8/17/199220 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
1/12/1992India and Russia sign a new political treaty.
4/1/1989UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.