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Historical Event on 1/17/1923

Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1920Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.
1/15/1921Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
5/24/1933Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
11/22/1872Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England.
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.