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Historical Event on 8/17/1911
Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/2000 | Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row. |
| 6/4/1959 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga. |
| 7/10/1909 | Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities. |
| 9/13/1906 | Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh). |
| 4/26/1993 | Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers. |
| 12/1/1886 | Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Musran in U.P. |
| 7/1/1821 | Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published. |
| 4/8/1919 | Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns. |
| 2/19/1861 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away. |
| 7/1/1989 | Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established. |
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