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Historical Event on 4/17/1975
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1993 | Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"". |
| 3/15/1996 | Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K. |
| 10/21/1996 | Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India. |
| 2/7/1975 | Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away. |
| 11/22/2000 | Chhota Rajan, Mumbai gangster, escapes from the custody of Thai authorities. |
| 3/21/1973 | Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away. |
| 1/3/1997 | Congress President Sitaram Kesri elected leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Sharad Pawar appointed leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha. |
| 4/20/1997 | Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title. |
| 1/3/1987 | Dr. Harekrishna Mehtab, former Chief Minister of Orrisa and Governer of Mumbai State, died. |
| 10/26/1962 | After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President. |
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