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Historical Event on 9/17/1885
Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born.
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| 2/23/1980 | Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship. |
| 12/16/1992 | The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents. |
| 5/16/1986 | V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 9/6/1994 | Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties. |
| 10/22/1929 | Air Mail Series Stamps were issued. These stamps were of denominations of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12 annas. |
| 4/11/1937 | Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born. |
| 1/24/1870 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born. |
| 8/1/1931 | Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket test umpire for 5 tests from 1981-85, was born at Bengal. |
| 6/30/1968 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 4/12/1936 | Nehru urges Socialism for India. |
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