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Historical Event on 3/17/1943

Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
7/19/1925Dinesh Singh, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Kalakankar (U.P).
7/7/196294 people died in an Italian DC-8 air crash near Bombay.
12/1/1928The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.