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Historical Event on 8/17/1911

Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1904British slaughter hundreds of Tibetans.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
3/21/1997Jockey Vasant Shinde retires.
2/15/1976The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters.
10/10/1946Noakhali Massacre.
9/1/1896Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.
5/23/1984Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.
5/3/1959Sadhvi Uma GulabSingh Bharti was born in Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh).