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Historical Event on 2/17/1618

First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
7/6/1939Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
10/17/1996President's rule reimposed in U.P.
5/27/1995National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
11/6/1997Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks.
3/6/1971Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
5/7/1973The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.