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Historical Event on 5/17/1887
Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/21/1990 | Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered. |
| 7/24/1783 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, was born at Carcas. |
| 6/3/1998 | The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi. |
| 6/20/1987 | Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay. |
| 7/6/1999 | Sub. Jata Shankar secured 'Silver' medal in 400 Mtr race at the International circuit Athletic Meet held at Trivendrum. |
| 11/11/2000 | Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi. |
| 8/1/1964 | Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969. |
| 10/28/1996 | Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever. |
| 8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
| 11/15/1982 | S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died. |
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