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Historical Event on 8/17/1911

Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1997Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule.
11/19/19829th Asian Games started in Delhi.
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
11/16/1991Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died
12/22/1877Shreenivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, was born.
2/16/1955Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
9/22/1931Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London.
1/11/1990R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90).
1/11/1990Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.