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Historical Event on 3/17/1985
Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1974 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 3/18/1916 | Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay. |
| 5/1/1996 | Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court. |
| 3/1/1987 | A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"". |
| 3/27/1989 | Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 4/14/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi. |
| 12/19/2000 | A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city. |
| 8/15/1942 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace. |
| 12/29/1909 | Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture. |
| 12/29/1909 | Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli. |
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