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Historical Event on 11/17/1953

Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1926Padmanabh Govind Joshi alias ""Nana"" Joshi, cricket wicketkeeper during 1950's was born in Bar
6/19/1995In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House.
4/3/1857Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
1/31/1903Smt. Sharda Bhaurao Diwan, educationalist, was born.