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Historical Event on 7/17/1893
Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
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| 1/25/1988 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987). |
| 12/12/1964 | HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight. |
| 12/20/1931 | Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government. |
| 9/28/1924 | In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death. |
| 8/22/1915 | Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born. |
| 6/1/1998 | Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre. |
| 10/9/1931 | Air Force was established. |
| 1/2/1960 | Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born |
| 5/18/1945 | Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972. |
| 9/20/1921 | Pamanmal Hazari Punjabi, right-hand batsman (164 runs in five tests vs Pakistan in 1954-55), was born at Karachi. |
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