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Historical Event on 8/17/1958
Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/8/1936 | Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress. |
| 8/29/1998 | Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated. |
| 5/12/1937 | George VI is crowned. |
| 7/22/1991 | New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament. |
| 9/13/1901 | Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932). |
| 4/5/1938 | Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.). |
| 6/1/1944 | Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 3/19/1939 | Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 9/20/1878 | Hindu"", an English weekly in Madras with G. S. Aiyer as its Editor, was first published with only 80 copies. |
| 5/26/1983 | R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away. |
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