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Historical Event on 10/17/1859

Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.

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3/15/1920Ranganandhan Francis, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
1/25/1930Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP.
8/3/1995Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government.
7/10/1972Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24 people in Chandka Forest, India.
2/15/1936Nabin Chandra Bardoloi, freedom fighter, passed away. He was known for his patriotism and zeal for constructive work and was a forceful and emotional orator and debater and an eminent writer in Assamese litrature. He was also a musician and composed good number of patriotic poems and songs.
12/10/1870Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born.
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme