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Historical Event on 5/17/1887

Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
12/21/1994The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
9/24/1861Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work.
1/10/1980President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government.
12/3/1971India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander.
1/15/1997Pakistan's pilotless surveillance aircraft intrudes into Indian air space for the first time.
10/27/1973The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala.
3/25/1990Lakshadweep Council elections.
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.