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Historical Event on 9/17/1937

Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1999P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
7/23/1964Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away.
9/8/1960Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
3/4/1895Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born.
8/20/1917Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.