|
|
Historical Event on 12/17/1959
Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/21/1858 | Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born. |
| 6/25/1888 | Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born. |
| 1/1/1874 | The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published. |
| 12/26/1989 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 12/25/1954 | Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died. |
| 1/1/1998 | The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies. |
| 5/11/1991 | Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar. |
| 11/16/1990 | Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes. |
| 10/29/1958 | Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award. |
| 12/11/1993 | Shankar Dayal Sharma, President, inaugurates the extended new wing of Nagpur Vidhan Bhavan. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
