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Historical Event on 11/17/1921

Princes of Wales came to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1998A.B. Vajpayee, the Prime Minister-designate, releases the 'national agenda for governance' in New Delhi. It is silent on the Ram temple issue, scrapping of Article 370 and a uniform civil code.
2/25/1869Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born.
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
3/6/1962Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
8/3/1954Atomic Energy Department established.
10/20/1905Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.
5/13/2000The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
5/13/1998World Bank cancels India donors meet.