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Historical Event on 11/17/1935

Deodhar Gopal Krishna, great social worker and architect of ""Seva Sadan"" (Pune), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1988Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.
5/29/1906Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay.
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.
12/27/1992Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
9/7/1988President's rule in Mizoram.