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Historical Event on 11/17/1953
Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 5/5/1972 | Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away. |
| 4/26/1945 | Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras. |
| 6/21/1948 | C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished. |
| 11/15/1937 | Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska |
| 10/31/1989 | Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90. |
| 12/10/1979 | Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize. |
| 7/19/1969 | Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance. |
| 12/13/1955 | India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel. |
| 10/9/1949 | The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General. |
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