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Historical Event on 9/17/1899

First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/8/1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.
2/1/2000The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
9/19/1937Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
9/29/1725Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born.
1/1/1992This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"".
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.