17-October-1817

Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of modern India, was born in Delhi. 17-October-1859

Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born. 17-October-1903

7th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary. 17-October-1906

Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33. 17-October-1915

Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur. 17-October-1919

The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad. 17-October-1920

Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji. 17-October-19

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