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Historical Event on 8/17/1916

Amritlal Naagar was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1970Rajendra Agriculture University established at Bihar.
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7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
10/20/1991Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
4/11/1942All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.