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Historical Event on 1/17/1933
Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 10/2/1994 | Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47. |
| 5/19/1992 | Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh. |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 6/24/1980 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras. |
| 12/24/1972 | Daily newspaper ""Janshakti"" published it's first edition at Jalgaon. |
| 7/19/1974 | Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 12/31/1999 | This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management. |
| 9/19/1726 | Khandoballal died. |
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