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Historical Event on 4/17/1923

Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1905A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat.
5/25/1996Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
12/24/1924Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born.
5/10/1910Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
7/1/1902K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex.