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Historical Event on 8/17/1882

Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.

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3/27/1977N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
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12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
8/26/1914Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
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2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
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2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.