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Historical Event on 5/17/1873

Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1921Subramania Bharati, freedom fighter, Tamil poet and editor, passed away at an early age of 39.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
11/30/1990Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.
12/12/1959Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.
12/12/1959Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
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