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Historical Event on 2/17/1907
Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1972 | Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges. |
| 12/27/1988 | The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan. |
| 8/10/1855 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 2/12/1985 | Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people. |
| 1/26/1982 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'. |
| 11/18/1997 | Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children. |
| 11/18/1901 | V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born. |
| 6/26/1906 | M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras. |
| 1/21/1983 | R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away. |
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