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Historical Event on 1/17/1917
Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/28/1811 | Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died. |
| 7/13/1913 | Tulsi Prasad Khaitan, great industrialist, was born in Chandi village, Bihar . |
| 11/11/1979 | President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India. |
| 11/15/1875 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar. |
| 12/16/2000 | Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International. |
| 4/25/2000 | West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of IC-814 IA flight to Kandahar last December, from a hideout in North 24 Parganas district. |
| 12/10/1878 | Muhammad Ali Jauhar, great eminent journalist, editor, orator, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, was born at Najibabad, UP. |
| 12/24/1921 | Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest. |
| 8/14/1993 | 15 bus passengers massacred in J&K. |
| 8/27/1987 | B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal. |
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