17 September - India on this day21 events
Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.
E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born.
Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, social reformer, revolutionary and poet, was born in Shillong.
Popati Ramchand Hiranandani, famous Hindi writer, was born at Hyderabad in Sind.
La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born.
The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
India and the United States begin high level consultations to find ways on countering terrorism.
Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.
Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
Narayan Desai, Ajoy Kumar Basu and Saraswathi Gora are named for Jamnalal Bajaj awards.
Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
Rabri Devi, Chief Minister of Bihar, expands the Cabinet, inducting nine ministers, even as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) group formally withdraws support to her ministry.