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Historical Event on 3/17/1985
Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/6/1963 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died. |
| 4/8/1897 | Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 2/10/1930 | Shrikant Kirloskar, director of 'Kirloskar Udyog Samuh', was born. |
| 4/8/1993 | Dasarath Deb, veteran tribal leader, elected leader of the Left and Democratic Front legislature party in Tripura. |
| 6/23/1661 | Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal. |
| 9/22/1970 | Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died. |
| 6/8/1992 | 55-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections. |
| 8/8/1932 | Dada Kondke, famous Marathi actor, was born. |
| 12/7/1825 | First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta. |
| 2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
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