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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
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
12/20/1999The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.
4/4/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, inaugurates Samvidhan.com, a website about the Constitution. The site is a part of the Hindi portal, Webdunia.com.
10/11/1927Sarojini Regani, great journalist, was born at Secunderabad.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
3/16/1912Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.
11/16/1908Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born.