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Historical Event on 4/17/1926

Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1855G. Subramaniam Iyer, active worker of Indian National Congress since its establishment, was born.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
9/18/1909Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born.
6/18/1956New Hindu Succession Act was passed.
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.
12/28/1926Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
7/12/1996Lok Sabha adopts resolution extending President's Rule in J & K for 6 months.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
1/22/1990FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case.