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Historical Event on 7/17/1893

Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1992Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
6/30/1917Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92.
1/17/1913Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab.
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
6/9/1923K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born.
2/15/1924Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar.
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.