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Historical Event on 5/17/1897

Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1940Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre.
9/29/1755Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India
3/31/1994U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines.
5/1/1983Amravati University established.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
7/21/1883Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
2/5/1922Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement.
8/1/2000One hundred people of Kinnaur, Shimla and Mandi districts of HP die following flash floods in the Sutlej river.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.