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Historical Event on 4/17/1990
Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 1/17/1917 | Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK). |
| 1/27/2000 | K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution. |
| 4/26/1999 | India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner. |
| 10/19/1970 | First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 1/12/2000 | T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired. |
| 6/7/1999 | Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999. |
| 8/28/1879 | Battle at Ulundi, Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz. |
| 8/30/1992 | The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore. |
| 11/18/1978 | Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away. |
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