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Historical Event on 10/17/1970

Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1957Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.
11/23/1999Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar.
8/4/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
4/13/1772Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company.
1/16/1896Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
9/25/195414 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader.
8/18/1872Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra.