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Historical Event on 5/17/1897
Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/23/1924 | Venkatraman Narayan Swamy, cricketer (one Test v NZ in 1955, DNB, 0-45), was born in Calicut. |
| 10/16/1878 | Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet and writer, was born at Chennara village in Kerala. |
| 1/21/1956 | Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries. |
| 9/8/1995 | Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab. |
| 7/13/1916 | Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born. |
| 5/18/1872 | Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born. |
| 6/13/1965 | Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune. |
| 6/7/1989 | Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years. |
| 5/8/1971 | Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79. |
| 3/31/1913 | Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk. |
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