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Historical Event on 8/17/1882
Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1922 | V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai. |
| 9/9/1872 | Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born. |
| 2/1/1972 | International Airports Authority of India established. |
| 10/18/1983 | Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died. |
| 3/23/2000 | Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar). |
| 5/6/1944 | Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune. |
| 12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
| 9/12/1786 | Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer. |
| 9/22/1986 | India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie. |
| 3/3/1924 | Mustafa Kamal Attaturk abolished the caliphate and established a nationalist government and thus Khilafat Movement ended without achieving its aim. |
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