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Historical Event on 11/17/1953
Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1947 | All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country. |
| 1/25/1980 | Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc. |
| 7/27/1992 | Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died. |
| 8/3/1930 | Vyanktesh Bapuji Ketkar, famous astrologist and researcher, died. |
| 9/2/1946 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away. |
| 10/19/1905 | Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London. |
| 2/1/1948 | Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established. |
| 8/21/1978 | Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 1/14/1760 | Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally. |
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