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Historical Event on 10/17/1915

Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
1/14/1761The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.
3/5/1918Shriranga Vasudev Sohoni also known as ""Ranga Sohoni"", Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 40's avg 101), was born in Nimbora, Maharashtra.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
2/15/1976The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters.
12/22/1995A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
7/8/1958Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857.
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.
12/1/1764Battle of Anvadi.
1/11/1990R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90).