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Historical Event on 5/17/1916

Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
4/6/1998India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
6/25/16586th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.
6/24/1885Tara Singh, freedom fighter and leader of Akali Dal Master, was born in the village Haryal, District Rawalpindi.
10/14/1955Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia .