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Historical Event on 10/17/1915

Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
4/4/1987Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
1/19/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.
12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
3/12/1612Usman Khan Lohani, son of Isa Khan, was defeated in the battle of Nekujyal. He died as the last independent ruler of Bengal.