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Historical Event on 3/17/1909

Pandit Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar, educationist and internationally famed Sanskrit scholar, was born at Satara, Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
4/17/1946Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, greatest social reformer, freedom fighter, educationist, politician, master, scholar of Sanskrit and President of India, passed away.
12/20/1866Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.
10/4/1996Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case.
6/15/1948Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away.
3/28/1990Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.
4/18/1916Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away.
7/31/1914Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma).
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.