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Historical Event on 4/17/1975

Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/29/1954India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
7/26/1993Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.
4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
11/10/1698East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.
11/10/1698Taimurlang passed away.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
8/10/1992Ram Niwas Mirdha appointed Chairman of the JPC on scam.