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Historical Event on 5/17/1991
Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1991 | Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away. |
| 2/1/1889 | Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society. |
| 1/27/1967 | Maharashtra State Text book manufacturing and carriculum modification Corporation established at Pune. |
| 11/24/1992 | It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song ""Vande Mataram"" and end with National Anthem ""Jana Gana |
| 4/3/1926 | Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta. |
| 4/3/1926 | Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him. |
| 11/21/1921 | Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike. |
| 1/22/1901 | Nirmal Kumar Bose was born. |
| 4/30/1992 | Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
| 5/13/1967 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President. |
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