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Historical Event on 9/17/1885

Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1952Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.
8/16/1991Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.
3/20/1920Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.
11/1/1937Keral University established.
8/17/1998The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.