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Historical Event on 1/17/1909
Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/2/2000 | Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey. |
| 11/6/1999 | Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India. |
| 8/14/1942 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts. |
| 4/17/1952 | First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952). |
| 7/14/1946 | India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice. |
| 10/10/1910 | Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra. |
| 9/10/1918 | Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 8/9/1969 | Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'. |
| 8/9/1969 | Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'. |
| 4/16/1976 | The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth. |
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