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Historical Event on 5/17/1873
Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/20/1760 | Phattesingh Bhosle passed away. |
| 8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
| 10/12/1990 | Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene. |
| 2/1/1889 | Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society. |
| 5/25/1990 | Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor. |
| 8/17/1997 | Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut. |
| 6/28/1787 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born. |
| 9/29/1930 | Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/18/1987 | Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership. |
| 4/21/1938 | Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away. |
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