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Historical Event on 10/17/1859

Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1929The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
12/12/1992The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
4/14/1950Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away .
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.
5/22/1936Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
7/27/1910Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away.
9/17/1899First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.