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Historical Event on 8/17/1848
Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/29/1968 | Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died. |
| 6/9/1752 | French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India. |
| 12/4/1998 | Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition. |
| 2/23/1993 | Pre-budget Economic Survey proposes closure of sick PSE and rationalisation of tax and interests rates. |
| 1/6/1997 | Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting. |
| 7/4/1992 | Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 3/12/1954 | Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan. |
| 12/13/1902 | Ilachandra Joshi, famous Hindi novelist, story writer, critic and journalist, was born. |
| 12/13/1902 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 11/13/1992 | Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away. |
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