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Historical Event on 6/17/1917

Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1940Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.
11/5/1998India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
2/27/1912Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar 'Kusumagraj', great Marathi poet, play-wright, novelist and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Awardee, was born.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
11/30/2000Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy.
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
1/20/1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.