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Historical Event on 6/17/1903

Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
10/31/199426 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.
6/23/1997Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange.
11/11/1947Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
3/18/1991West Bengal opts for assembly poll.