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Historical Event on 4/17/1904

Naoomal Jeoomal Makhija, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman, Right Arm Bowler and played 3 matches, was born at Karachi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
3/18/1991West Bengal opts for assembly poll.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
2/13/1945Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
1/22/1922Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.