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Historical Event on 1/17/1601

Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1990J&K Governor quits.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
12/16/1960Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
11/9/1904Panchanan Maheshwari was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers with different embryological studies. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchanani
9/19/1933Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born.
12/4/1796Bajirao became the second Peshwa.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.