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Historical Event on 8/17/1780

Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.

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12/11/1968Indian born Har Govind Khorana receives the Nobel Price for medicine and physiology.
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8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
1/28/1865Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab.
11/19/1993Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
3/25/1983Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea.
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5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.