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Historical Event on 10/17/1859
Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1993 | Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director. |
| 11/11/1888 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life. |
| 8/15/1950 | Indian Constitution goes into effect. |
| 7/25/1992 | K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns. |
| 5/25/1941 | 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India. |
| 10/24/1991 | Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years. |
| 3/7/1942 | Umesh Narayan Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68), was born in Alibaug, Maharashtra. |
| 10/6/1862 | Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862. |
| 6/12/1975 | Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died. |
| 6/10/1984 | Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit. |
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