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Historical Event on 5/17/1897
Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/3/1871 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died. |
| 12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
| 12/10/1913 | The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India. |
| 8/11/1961 | Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States. |
| 12/25/1932 | King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech. |
| 1/22/1996 | Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case). |
| 4/6/1956 | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987). |
| 2/18/1941 | There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy. |
| 11/5/1930 | Arjun Singh, leader of Madhya Pradesh, was born. |
| 9/9/1872 | Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born. |
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