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Historical Event on 7/17/1903

Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.
12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.
11/15/1999Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
6/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away.
9/5/1872V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu.