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Historical Event on 8/17/1882
Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/8/1998 | Indian Airlines operates two international flights with all women crew. |
| 10/15/1921 | Suryanarayannamurty Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born at Rajahmundry in A.P. |
| 8/10/1901 | Narayan Pillai Gopala Pillai, great poet and educationist, was born in Quilon, Kerala. |
| 12/30/1803 | East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch. |
| 1/3/1966 | Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana. |
| 5/25/1999 | The Prime Minister declares the Centre will take all possible steps to push back infiltrators in Kargil. |
| 12/13/1978 | Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 9/16/1916 | M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 12/17/1910 | Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay. |
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