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Historical Event on 5/17/1897

Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1962Britain agreed to supply arms to India.
4/18/1859Tatya Tope (his original name was Ramchandra Raghunath Tope) a leader of Sepoy Mutiny, was captured in April, courtmarshalled and hanged at Sivpuri for 1857 Indian Mutiny.
6/12/1947Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
6/18/1896Cota Ramaswami, cricketer (Davis Cup for India 1922, Test 1936), was born in Madras.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
5/13/1916Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.