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Historical Event on 11/17/1921

Princes of Wales came to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
3/19/1998Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead near Jadharpur village in Bareilly district.
1/17/1771Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away.
9/13/1928Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away.
7/21/1977Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away.
3/2/1986Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away.
8/19/1910Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
6/1/1993Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India.