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Historical Event on 4/17/1917
V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).
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| 8/1/1958 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave. |
| 11/9/1913 | Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi. |
| 11/21/1985 | Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away. |
| 2/25/2000 | Justice M. Srinivasan (63), Supreme Court Judge at the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, died after prolonged illness. |
| 5/14/1954 | President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government. |
| 7/11/1998 | Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik. |
| 12/4/1999 | Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor. |
| 8/11/2000 | Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away. |
| 11/27/1976 | Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away. |
| 5/29/1965 | Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time. |
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