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Historical Event on 6/17/1993

K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1999P. Krishnamurthy, former Indian wicketkeeper, died in Hyderabad following a cardiac arrest.
7/10/1909Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities.
1/18/1906Nirupam Chandra Ganguli, criminal lawyer and sportsman, was born at Bhagalpur.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
4/19/1950Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
4/26/1990V. R. P. Menon, an Air Force Engineer, broke the world record in Chandigargh.
4/26/1990Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
2/13/1994Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence.
1/16/1945Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.