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Historical Event on 7/17/1935
Dr. Ram Babu Gupta, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1986-89, was born at Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/14/1992 | Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives. |
| 6/20/1985 | The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan. |
| 2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
| 9/24/1861 | Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work. |
| 7/25/1988 | Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. |
| 9/29/1992 | Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1) |
| 4/13/1984 | Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park. |
| 3/31/1992 | Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue. |
| 4/11/1999 | A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai. |
| 9/20/1997 | President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. |
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