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Historical Event on 8/17/1911

Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
3/18/1944Subhash Chandra Bose formed Azad Hind Fauz and took control of Kohima-Imphal.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
7/10/1964Bangalore University was established in Karnataka.
12/17/1929Bhagat Singh and Rajguru killed Sanders, Asst. Suprintendent of Police.
12/12/1971All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament.
4/18/1959Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India.