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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.
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| 11/15/1937 | Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska |
| 5/14/1657 | Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort. |
| 5/27/1930 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement. |
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| 8/6/1999 | Kalpnath Rai (58), former Union Minister, died in New Delhi. |
| 7/20/1654 | Portugal was taken over by Britishers. |
| 4/20/1887 | Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born. |
| 1/8/1895 | Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of the labour movement in India and President of All India Trade Union Congress, was born at Rui village, district Kolhapur, Maharashtra. |
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