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Historical Event on 9/17/1924
Popati Ramchand Hiranandani, famous Hindi writer, was born at Hyderabad in Sind.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/11/1998 | The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent. |
| 7/21/1963 | Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University. |
| 6/22/1880 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam. |
| 12/15/1988 | Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections. |
| 9/11/1895 | Vinoba Bhave (real name Vinayak Narhari Bhave), great Gandhian Acharya, was born at Ganoda village of Maharashtra. |
| 3/25/1954 | The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate. |
| 3/13/1989 | The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab. |
| 10/14/1985 | Assam Ganparishad established. |
| 10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
| 8/6/1998 | SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by the Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted. |
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