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Historical Event on 4/17/1946

Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, greatest social reformer, freedom fighter, educationist, politician, master, scholar of Sanskrit and President of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1998Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
4/13/1963Babu Gulab Rai, famous hindi critic, passed away.
7/6/1999The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
3/22/1991President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament.