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Historical Event on 9/17/1924
Popati Ramchand Hiranandani, famous Hindi writer, was born at Hyderabad in Sind.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/20/1920 | Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal was born. |
| 2/6/1952 | George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted. |
| 2/25/1910 | Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India. |
| 10/4/1907 | Riots in Calcutta. |
| 12/10/1932 | The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad |
| 4/21/1992 | RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits. |
| 1/10/1998 | Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta. |
| 3/12/1992 | India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean. |
| 12/21/1989 | V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 12/13/1947 | Nicholas Raerich, great philosopher, master-artist, prolific writer, scientist, educator, designer, poet, humanitarian, explorer, leader and social worker, died at Naggar, Kulu. |
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