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Historical Event on 8/17/1911

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
4/7/1993Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
12/28/1921Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli.
7/5/1992Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74.
8/2/1959Little Theatre was established.
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.