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Historical Event on 12/17/1933
Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/17/1958 | Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died. |
| 5/16/1995 | Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act. |
| 4/18/1956 | India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles. |
| 10/14/1997 | The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out. |
| 1/19/1990 | Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA. |
| 9/2/1946 | Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition. |
| 1/23/1978 | The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions. |
| 1/9/1994 | Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul. |
| 1/18/1913 | Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year. |
| 8/28/1896 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala. |
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