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Historical Event on 5/17/1887
Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/2/1907 | Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab. |
| 5/17/1996 | Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side. |
| 4/12/1967 | U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding. |
| 1/7/1988 | Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/26/1957 | India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect. |
| 7/25/1977 | B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President. |
| 2/3/1928 | Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival. |
| 11/27/2000 | Supreme Court grants bail to four AIADMK men accused in the 2nd February Dharmapuri bus burning incident. |
| 9/14/1933 | Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India. |
| 7/6/1901 | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal. |
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