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Historical Event on 5/17/1873

Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1990The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
1/15/1887Shri Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary, freedom fighter and a great native poet, was born in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.
4/29/1924Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born.
10/22/1912Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits.
5/14/1982All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.