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Historical Event on 12/17/1934

Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.
6/23/1757The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, incharge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal.
8/20/1988Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
4/26/1841Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
3/9/1997Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
3/18/1924Madhusudhan Ramachandra Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49), was born in Panvel, Maharashtra.