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Historical Event on 1/17/1941
Subhashchandra Bose went underground at Calcutta. He appeared in Moscow after sone days.
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| 5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
| 12/20/1957 | Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell. |
| 1/2/1943 | Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life. |
| 7/22/1970 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex. |
| 10/12/1921 | Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 4/4/1904 | Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"". |
| 12/28/1981 | Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 4/1/1947 | Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi. |
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