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Historical Event on 5/17/1980
V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/30/1928 | Kalyanji, famous music director, was born. |
| 5/1/1915 | Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born. |
| 1/1/1909 | Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay. |
| 2/18/1906 | Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
| 10/30/1966 | First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park. |
| 5/14/1923 | Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away. |
| 4/22/1994 | Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away. |
| 4/22/1994 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 3/24/1995 | Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away. |
| 4/10/1982 | Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi. |
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