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Historical Event on 9/17/1937

Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/1965Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.
6/18/1978The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.
8/15/1947Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam.
8/15/1947Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India.
7/14/1963Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, passed away.
7/7/1763Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
8/20/1993Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.
7/29/1802Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.