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Historical Event on 2/17/1992

S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
11/15/1830Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.
1/11/1858Shridhar Pathak, famous Hindi poet, was born.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
9/13/1893Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away.