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Historical Event on 10/17/1970

Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.
5/9/1907Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
6/11/1997BSE sensitive index reaches 3927.
5/10/1992Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.
5/10/1992The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.
6/10/1955Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born.