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Historical Event on 2/17/1993

Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1963Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
11/16/1908Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born.
10/13/1978Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress.
2/16/1745Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.
7/20/1957India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
7/21/1995Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.