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Historical Event on 1/17/1913
Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/18/1917 | Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana). |
| 4/24/1966 | Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad. |
| 1/26/1995 | Three powerful bombs rip through a celebration at a sports stadium in Kashmir as the State Governor addresses the crowd;7 people killed and 47 injured. |
| 7/19/1990 | Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states. |
| 2/12/1990 | Assembly election in Manipur. |
| 6/16/1993 | Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded. |
| 6/4/1986 | Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away. |
| 4/23/1858 | Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore. |
| 11/25/1984 | Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away. |
| 3/28/1914 | Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement. |
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