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Historical Event on 5/17/1897

Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1897Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
8/16/1994Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.
6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
1/5/1890Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.
11/22/1989General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.
7/16/1990O.P.Chautala resigns following directive from JD.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.