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Historical Event on 3/17/1985

Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1945Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
2/9/1994Supreme Court sets aside disqualification (under anti-defection law in 1991) of former Goa CM Ravi Naik.
9/12/1627Ibrahim Adilshah died.
3/26/1990Sangma Ministry quits in Meghalaya. B. B. Lyngdoh is new CM.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.
10/16/1990Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died.