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Historical Event on 10/17/1906
Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/17/1930 | Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison. |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 3/29/1932 | Sundaram Gundibalirama, right-hand batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler, was born at Udipi in Karnataka. |
| 7/21/1999 | Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party. |
| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 6/30/1995 | CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan. |
| 12/28/1974 | Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died. |
| 1/18/1997 | India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore. |
| 7/30/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi escaped an attack on him at Colombo. |
| 2/9/1993 | Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%. |
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