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Historical Event on 8/17/1932

V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1988More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.
2/13/1879Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
3/23/2000Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar).
10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.
11/27/1778Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.