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Historical Event on 4/17/1917

V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
11/29/1996Shaleem I. Shervani, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and President, ICMR Governing Body, was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year long celebrations of the 85th year of ICMR at New Delhi. He released a special issue of the ICMR Bulletin on this occasion and presented momentos to the former Additional Directors-General and Directors-General of the ICMR.
1/26/1982Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.
5/4/1935Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab.
12/21/1921Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.
7/19/1925Dinesh Singh, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Kalakankar (U.P).
11/30/2000CBI files fresh cases against JMM MPs Shibu Soren, Simon Marandi and Suraj Mandal on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.