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Historical Event on 11/17/1973

Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1885Mukandi Lal, famous Hindi writer, was born in Chamoli at U.P.
1/3/1978Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
4/1/1994Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
8/10/1992Ram Niwas Mirdha appointed Chairman of the JPC on scam.
4/1/1933Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the ""A"" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron.