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Historical Event on 5/17/1897
Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1991 | 12 LTTE militants commit suicide. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 12/1/1993 | Nirubhai Desai, freedom fighter, veteran journalist and socialist, passed away. |
| 2/14/1985 | Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief. |
| 10/1/1919 | Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born. |
| 4/25/1955 | Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away. |
| 11/15/1621 | Jahangir captured Kakda Fort. |
| 8/15/1997 | K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament. |
| 6/23/1661 | Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal. |
| 4/18/1931 | Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India. |
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