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Historical Event on 6/17/1917

Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
5/18/1932Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations.
1/1/1897Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P.
1/5/199860 are killed as the Bareilly-Varanasi passenger train rammed the Kashi Viswanath Express near Hardoiin, Uttar Pradesh.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
7/16/1997Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.
11/14/1967Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.