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Historical Event on 6/17/1976
Montreal Olympics opens.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/18/1945 | Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972. |
| 4/14/1990 | Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away. |
| 9/3/1993 | Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat. |
| 2/18/1871 | Vishnubuwa Brahamchari, first missionary of Hindu religion, passed away. |
| 6/20/1992 | The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate. |
| 12/19/1952 | Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city. |
| 2/18/1918 | Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born. |
| 3/22/1947 | India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India. |
| 6/1/1944 | Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 5/10/1917 | Ramanand Maru Amin, great novelist, was born in Baloor, Mangalore. |
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