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Historical Event on 1/17/1909
Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/5/2000 | Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament. |
| 1/16/1818 | The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad. |
| 7/7/1937 | Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta. |
| 7/4/1989 | Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State. |
| 10/31/1962 | Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China. |
| 12/11/1999 | Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final. |
| 8/1/2000 | 27 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine. |
| 4/29/1909 | Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra. |
| 5/5/1972 | Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away. |
| 12/24/1902 | Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company. |
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