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Historical Event on 5/17/1857

Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1997Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins.
9/24/1999The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad.
3/21/1971Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
5/11/1930Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born.
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
4/18/1998Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal.