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Historical Event on 1/17/1908
Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 6/3/1844 | Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born. |
| 12/11/1908 | New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.' |
| 4/9/1986 | First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada. |
| 7/2/1993 | ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
| 1/2/1899 | Monks started living in Belur Math. |
| 8/27/1952 | Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi. |
| 9/25/1990 | L. K. Advani, BJP President, starts his Somnath Temple, Ayodhya Rath Yathra. |
| 11/25/1890 | Radheshyam, famous stage, film actor and director, was born. |
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