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Historical Event on 3/17/1985
Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1919 | Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born. |
| 7/22/1992 | Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns. |
| 1/18/1992 | Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away. |
| 11/3/1948 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, delivered his maiden speech in United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) General Assembly. |
| 1/1/1976 | Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started. |
| 1/1/1976 | Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs. |
| 9/30/1916 | Jagan Nath Bhardwaj, social worker and trade unionist, was born at Chartgarh, H.P. |
| 1/1/1955 | Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died. |
| 12/8/1980 | Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi. |
| 10/21/1887 | Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, great politician, revolutionist leader and chief minister, was born at Khanwa. |
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