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Historical Event on 3/17/1905

Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.

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8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
9/17/1938Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.
3/22/1977Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India.
11/2/1841Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
9/7/2000The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999.
11/9/1871Padmnath Gohain, litterateur of modern Assamia Barua, was born.
10/9/1987Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended.