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Historical Event on 6/17/1928

Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
8/14/1993New governors for MP, Bihar, West Bengal & Tripura.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
1/23/1664Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
8/3/1900Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born.