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Historical Event on 11/17/1973
Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/11/1933 | First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi. |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 7/4/1729 | Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 3/31/1913 | Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk. |
| 1/26/1972 | Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli. |
| 9/3/1915 | Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi. |
| 12/28/1925 | Kasturbhai Lalbhai Shrenik, great industrialist, was born at Ahmedabad. |
| 11/9/1841 | Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born. |
| 10/25/2000 | The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader. |
| 12/22/1995 | A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia. |
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