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Historical Event on 1/17/1889
Shri Baldev Ramji Mirdha, great social worker, leader and politician, was born in village Kuchera, district Nagaur of Rajasthan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/6/1920 | Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon. |
| 4/8/1953 | Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away. |
| 1/2/1997 | Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara. |
| 1/6/1987 | Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust. |
| 10/12/1907 | Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born. |
| 4/20/1965 | First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest. |
| 5/7/1907 | Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born. |
| 12/6/1987 | MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
| 2/13/1989 | Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala. |
| 9/17/1934 | Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts. |
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