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Historical Event on 5/17/1873
Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1930 | S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar. |
| 12/25/1946 | Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"". |
| 9/15/1993 | Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram. |
| 3/9/1997 | Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali. |
| 9/19/1990 | Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore. |
| 11/9/1999 | Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour. |
| 6/22/1940 | Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders. |
| 9/22/1994 | G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died. |
| 3/23/1995 | Shakti Chattopadhyay, famous poet, passed away. |
| 1/1/1894 | Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time. |
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