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Historical Event on 12/17/1938

Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
7/8/1907Elphinstone Picture Palace was started by Jamshedji F. Madan at Calcutta.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
9/18/1997President K.R. Narayanan inaugurates Mammen Mappillai Hall at Kottayam, Kerala.
6/2/1965The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India).
6/9/1991Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
1/12/1993Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.