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Historical Event on 9/17/1937
Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/22/1997 | India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0. |
| 8/17/1958 | Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died. |
| 7/16/1969 | Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet. |
| 10/27/1937 | Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died. |
| 5/17/1897 | Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born. |
| 3/25/1991 | 1991 census report released; India has 844 million people. |
| 7/27/1998 | 7 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 7/27/1998 | The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers. |
| 8/16/1991 | C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away. |
| 11/3/1996 | Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM. |
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