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Historical Event on 10/17/1915

Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
3/6/1915Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan.
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
4/15/1992D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
11/15/1621Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.