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Historical Event on 10/17/1932

Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
7/5/1946Ram Vilas Jamun Paswan was born in Shaharbanni, Distt. Khagaria (Bihar).
11/11/1924Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
11/10/1992Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns.
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.