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Historical Event on 4/17/1990
Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/8/1905 | Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born. |
| 5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
| 1/20/1897 | Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants. |
| 5/9/1874 | First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai. |
| 1/14/1882 | Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born. |
| 4/29/1960 | Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
| 5/25/1915 | Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
| 3/3/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism. |
| 3/8/1986 | L.K. Advani elected President of BJP. |
| 11/27/1907 | Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad. |
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