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Historical Event on 11/17/1973

Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1934Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal.
9/21/1954Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
9/24/1829Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
4/11/1992Dr. M.M.Thomas, Nagaland Governor, removed from office.
2/13/1991Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
12/29/1989Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
4/15/1992Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.