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Historical Event on 6/17/1903
Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/4/1957 | Rai Chaudhary Hemchandra, great historian, passed away. |
| 3/3/1906 | Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, was born. |
| 1/8/1925 | The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow. |
| 7/16/1931 | C. T. Studd, 69, died. He was an English missionary, one of the 'Cambridge Seven,' who worked on the mission field in China, India and Central Africa. |
| 10/31/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award. |
| 3/13/1857 | Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away. |
| 7/18/1990 | Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K. |
| 10/10/1896 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, was born at Jorhat, Assam. |
| 6/24/1946 | Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission. |
| 4/18/1971 | Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first. |
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