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Historical Event on 9/17/1892
Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, social reformer, revolutionary and poet, was born in Shillong.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/9/1997 | Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master. |
| 3/23/1942 | Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean. |
| 12/17/1959 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78. |
| 12/11/1783 | Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away. |
| 9/2/1996 | Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva. |
| 11/30/1994 | Laxmi Menon, former Foreign state minister, died. |
| 4/6/1968 | Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant. |
| 10/2/1954 | Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal. |
| 7/17/1948 | Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service. |
| 4/4/1858 | Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops. |
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