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Historical Event on 3/17/1985

Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1991In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.
6/5/1981Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88.
1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).
2/15/1865Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born.
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
2/14/199813 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed.
5/9/1996Kerala CM A.K. Antony resigns.
9/5/1967Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.