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Historical Event on 8/17/1911

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
7/17/1974J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
12/19/1994Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu.
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
10/19/1979T. R. Baalu was born in Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu).
11/1/1937Keral University established.
6/13/1879Ganesh Damodar (Babarao) Savarkar, revolutionary, was born.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
11/19/199722 persons killed and 30 injured when car bomb explodes outside film studio in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad. The deceased include Eanadu TV crew of six people.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.