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Historical Event on 4/17/1975
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/20/2000 | J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year. |
| 1/4/1931 | Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement. |
| 6/13/1932 | Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died. |
| 12/27/1992 | Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died. |
| 7/13/1995 | Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away. |
| 10/15/1977 | The Congress party denies bid by Indira Gandhi to regain leadership. |
| 8/16/1991 | Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard. |
| 8/16/1991 | Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule. |
| 1/9/1889 | Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"". |
| 1/26/1972 | Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli. |
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