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Historical Event on 8/17/1909

Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1818Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.
5/20/1987G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.
11/17/1973Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
10/31/1999Dr. S. S. Badrinath gets Dhanvantari Award.
6/18/1994The strength of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad ministry led by Sanchaman Limboo reduced to 14 in the 32-member house.
6/18/1994Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.