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Historical Event on 4/17/1990

Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1947India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed.
6/21/1930Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob.
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.
11/28/1956Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India.
8/6/1991Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
2/24/199525 jawans die in an explosion in Brahmaputra Mail near Nilalong station about 200 km from Guwahati.
9/7/1999Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.