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Historical Event on 9/17/1885
Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1989 | Ranjan Roy, captain of Indian Navy, and his wife Rupali Roy started off in a Maruti car. |
| 9/7/1993 | India and China sign border peace accord. |
| 4/8/1894 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. |
| 7/18/1953 | Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
| 3/31/1997 | Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions. |
| 8/5/1905 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born. |
| 12/5/1872 | Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar. |
| 10/21/1994 | Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. |
| 10/15/1999 | Maharashtra Governor P. C. Alexander asks both the BJP-Shiv Sena combine and the Congress(I) for proof. |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
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