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Historical Event on 1/17/1888
Babu Gulab Rai, famous Hindi essy writer, critic and historian, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/10/1993 | Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU. |
| 2/15/1924 | Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar. |
| 7/26/1993 | Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 1/2/1932 | Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, famous Ragi and reluctant politician, was born in Sangrur's backward Gadarhiani village. |
| 9/3/1992 | Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court. |
| 4/20/1989 | President's rule imposed in Karnataka. |
| 1/17/1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 9/14/1965 | Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports. |
| 3/23/1931 | Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution). |
| 4/26/1920 | Srinivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, passed away at Chetpet in Madras. |
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