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This day in history

17 April in history

0 events, 4 births and 1 deaths on 17 April.

Born on this day

1897 Nisargadatta MaharajIndian guru (1897-1981)

1912 Thakazhi Sivasankara PillaiNovelist and short story writer of Malayalam language (1912–1999) 1927 Chandra ShekharPrime Minister of India (1990-1991)

1966 VikramIndian actor and playback singer

Died on this day

1975 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975)

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