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Historical Event on 9/17/1929
La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
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| 12/10/1998 | Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London. |
| 3/11/1795 | Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals. |
| 10/27/1987 | Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died. |
| 10/22/1997 | Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series. |
| 6/13/1909 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala. |
| 2/1/1835 | East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim. |
| 5/1/1994 | Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'. |
| 12/16/1999 | Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha. |
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