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Historical Event on 9/17/1938

Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
1/12/1953Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay.
3/20/1965Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
8/28/1934Justice Sujata Manohar was born.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
11/17/1994North Eastern Council decides to include Sikkim in the Council.
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.