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Historical Event on 9/17/1938

Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
5/20/1900Sumitranandan Pant was born.
9/18/1990Devkumar, famous Hindi film actor, died.
11/23/1919Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli.
4/4/1990Hindi film 'Bagh Bahadur' received the best feature film award of 1989.
12/28/1974Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died.
3/10/1954The history of 104 HU, the most prestigious and the oldest Helicopter Unit of the IAF, is studded with more than four decades of glorious past and yeomen service rendered to the country. One-O-Four was raised as Helicopter Flight at Palam on 10th March 1954.