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Historical Event on 4/17/1946

Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, greatest social reformer, freedom fighter, educationist, politician, master, scholar of Sanskrit and President of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1946Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself.
11/17/1991Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati.
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
12/5/1999The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case.
8/2/2000The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
4/3/1912M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur.
2/13/1989Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala.
7/2/1950Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died.