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Historical Event on 4/17/1917
V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/17/1917 | Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli. |
| 2/13/1969 | Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna. |
| 4/30/1909 | Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati. |
| 4/4/1904 | Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"". |
| 11/25/1956 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians. |
| 7/12/1970 | Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives. |
| 9/28/1965 | India-Pakistan hostility erupts into a war lead by Pakistan. |
| 9/28/1965 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
| 3/25/1990 | Lakshadweep Council elections. |
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