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Historical Event on 9/17/1879
E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
| 1/14/1984 | Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published. |
| 6/23/1992 | Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh. |
| 3/15/1901 | Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games. |
| 11/2/1889 | Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, was born at Chiniot in Jhang district, Punjab. |
| 12/31/1910 | Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born. |
| 10/2/1904 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 4/16/1918 | Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India. |
| 4/16/1918 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 5/5/1942 | Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi. |
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