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Historical Event on 8/17/1882

Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
1/4/1964The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
11/18/1839P Barron discovered Nainital and he was the British sugar merchant of Shahjahanpur.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
1/4/1993K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
7/8/1991L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
10/29/1929Vyankat Chalaiyya Manipalli Narayan Chalaiyya, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.