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Historical Event on 1/17/1913

Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.
9/19/1936Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
11/16/1913Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.