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Historical Event on 12/17/1914

Syed Mushtaq Ali Takub Khan, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's, was born in Indore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1954Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
5/8/1959Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.
7/2/1928Nandkishor Bal, great Odia poet, passed away.
9/10/1999Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
3/8/1998Indian Airlines operates two international flights with all women crew.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.