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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
4/9/1893Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, politician, professor and Hindi writer, was born at Pandaha, Azamgarh.
7/23/1996India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.
1/1/1900Sathya Sai Baba was born
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
8/21/1986Nine-member Cong-MNF coalition ministry headed by MNF President Laldenga sworn-in in Aizawl.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
8/20/1995India and China decide to withdraw four army battalions from Chu Sumdurong valley near the Line of Actual Control.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.