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Historical Event on 4/17/1975
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1999 | India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title. |
| 8/11/1999 | Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai. |
| 9/23/1903 | Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born. |
| 1/4/1948 | Burma achieved its independence from Great Britain. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country. Apart from the Burmese, the main ethnic minority groups are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, and Kachin. Just as the Burmese did against the British, almost all of these ethnic groups have struggled against the Burmese government for self-determination. |
| 7/11/1994 | Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service. |
| 9/6/1903 | Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow. |
| 7/31/1865 | Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62. |
| 12/28/1885 | Allian Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, founded National Union and it held its first meeting in Bombay Tejpal Hall. The first session of Indian National Congress started under the Presidentship of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee. |
| 12/28/1885 | Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration. |
| 4/8/1992 | Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur. |
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