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Historical Event on 9/17/1879

E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1976Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act comes into force.
12/27/1990Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
8/17/1997I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.