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Historical Event on 9/17/1937
Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/17/1937 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 10/6/1935 | Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India. |
| 9/10/1993 | India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment. |
| 2/21/1983 | More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections. |
| 7/25/1958 | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated. |
| 1/10/1998 | Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta. |
| 4/29/1639 | Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
| 8/22/1984 | R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987). |
| 2/18/1895 | Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, nationalist, patriot, social reformer and Congress leader, was born at Masauli village, Barabanki District. |
| 11/3/1999 | Harkishan Singh Surjeet donates property share to his party CPI(M). |
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