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Historical Event on 6/17/1928

Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1761Maharani Tarabai of Pune died at Satara.(9 or 10).
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
6/28/1921Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
5/9/1996LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.