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Historical Event on 3/17/1905

Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.

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8/1/1920Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published.
1/27/1970Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away.
3/19/1998Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead near Jadharpur village in Bareilly district.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
5/21/1930A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign.
2/19/1902Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta.
8/30/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.
12/9/1994Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away.
10/18/1993Mandakini Athvale, first child actor of Indian film industry, died.
3/1/1992Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away.