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Historical Event on 12/17/1938
Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/21/1984 | Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab. |
| 10/27/1937 | Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of 'Kirana Gharana', died. |
| 6/24/1897 | Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat. |
| 6/24/1897 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 1/10/1920 | India became member of League of Nations. |
| 8/16/1997 | Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam. |
| 1/16/1858 | Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged. |
| 8/27/1918 | Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born. |
| 6/5/1994 | Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
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