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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 |
| 3/17/1985 | Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli. |
| 10/6/1969 | Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996. |
| 6/2/1984 | Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act. |
| 6/10/1959 | Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar. |
| 10/10/1909 | Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra. |
| 10/10/1909 | Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee). |
| 5/18/1926 | Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 11/3/1999 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal. |
| 4/29/1948 | Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away. |
| 6/16/1950 | Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
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