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Historical Event on 04/17/1479

Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born.

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9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
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12/20/1990Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court judge Justice Chawla's orders on the Bofors issue.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
2/17/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
12/11/1994H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader, assumes office as CM of Karnataka.
7/6/1944Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'.