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Historical Event on 12/17/1933

Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
7/10/1909Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities.
7/19/1955Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pace all-rounder early eighties, was born at Bangalore.
1/8/1995ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
8/6/1920Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
4/22/1930Revolutionary Surjya Sen's many associates were killed and Surjya Sen ""Masterda"" himself went underground, on Jalalabad Hill and started extending his activities to neighbouring districts.
1/24/1921T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.
4/2/1997Sumita Sinha of Dhanbad, (18 years college girl) became a world record holder when a 3,200 kg Ambassador car passed over her.