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Historical Event on 11/17/1948

Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.

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9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
2/19/1855U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born.
10/17/1940Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it.
6/20/1918K.K. Singh, politician and social worker, was born at Agra.
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
1/21/1910Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.