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Historical Event on 10/17/1915
Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/16/1996 | The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'. |
7/25/1997 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India. |
8/8/1990 | Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation. |
12/24/1924 | Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born. |
2/19/2000 | 18 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai. |
8/11/1997 | Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati. |
9/21/1966 | Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia. |
4/14/1907 | P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born. |
10/27/1937 | Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died. |
2/15/1951 | Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away. |
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