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Historical Event on 9/17/1799

Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
9/20/1933Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
2/2/1915Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born.
8/22/1993V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.