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Historical Event on 1/17/1925

Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.

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7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
4/15/1658Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
6/24/1946Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi.
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
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5/22/1927M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh.
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.