San Francisco Bay Area Indian Community - SFIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 5/17/1887

Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1931Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.
6/23/1975Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died.
5/14/1963Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
1/5/1995India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
4/10/1937Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away.
3/19/1982President's rule in Assam.
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.