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Historical Event on 4/17/1975

Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1992Pakistan bans JKLF march.
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.
1/14/1999At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.
2/18/1988Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away.
2/18/1988Akbar attacked on Malwa at Sarangpur and defeated Bajbahadar.
10/12/1860Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.