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Historical Event on 5/17/1916

Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore.

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11/24/1973E. V. Ramasami Naicker (EVR), founder leader of Dravida Kazhagam, passed away at the age of 94.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
11/23/1993'The Bullshit'', a Turkish film, wins the Golden Elephant award at the 8th International Childrens film festival in Udaipur.
1/11/2000Mrs. Anju, wife of Shoaib Ilyasi of 'India's Most Wanted' famed serial, dies under mysterious circumstances.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
4/8/1857Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
7/16/199917 are killed and over 200 injured when the Delhi bound GT Express collides with derailed wagons of a goods train near Mathura.
7/16/1999Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.