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Historical Event on 6/17/1903

Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
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7/27/1993Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion.
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9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
5/5/1989Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away.