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Historical Event on 7/17/1937

Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.

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9/18/1941Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa.
1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
2/11/1981Australia all out for 83 vs India at MCG. They were chasing 143 to win.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
5/15/1996The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
10/13/1967Vasant Prabhu, famous music director, died.