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Historical Event on 9/17/1924

Popati Ramchand Hiranandani, famous Hindi writer, was born at Hyderabad in Sind.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
6/18/1997E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican.
6/8/1999ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
7/15/1917Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
1/29/1968Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died.