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Historical Event on 9/17/1999

Narayan Desai, Ajoy Kumar Basu and Saraswathi Gora are named for Jamnalal Bajaj awards.

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5/28/1903Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra).
1/14/1926Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
10/10/1896Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, was born at Jorhat, Assam.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.
4/8/1946HMS Vengeance, sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, halted at Singapore for re-fueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.
6/18/1997E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican.
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.