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Historical Event on 8/17/1848

Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
10/31/1920Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.
12/5/1935Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
4/21/1992UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi.
2/4/1938Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.
3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.