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Historical Event on 8/17/1947

The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
5/21/1975The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation.
11/2/1972ICMR set up a chain of regional centres of National Nutrition Monitoring and 500 Indians seize Washington Bureaux in different parts of India.
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
7/24/1932Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan was established for the service of the sick and humanitarian activities.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
12/17/1938Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died.
9/26/1996High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case.
1/25/1983Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.