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Historical Event on 11/17/1953
Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 9/19/1726 | Khandoballal died. |
| 9/26/1931 | At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on. |
| 9/17/1899 | First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa. |
| 10/24/1868 | Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born. |
| 8/7/1990 | Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission. |
| 6/30/1997 | Joginder Singh, CBI Director, was given marching orders bringing his 11-month-old controversial tenure to sudden end. R. C. Sharma, Special Director, took over. |
| 12/10/1999 | Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively. |
| 12/30/1879 | Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. |
| 8/1/1964 | Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969. |
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