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Historical Event on 2/17/1918

S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .
6/18/1633Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.
7/3/1936Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match.
4/30/1998Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government.
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.