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Historical Event on 8/17/1916
Amritlal Naagar was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1981 | Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away. |
| 1/21/1981 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
| 12/8/1932 | Indian Air Force Act was passed. |
| 1/11/1955 | Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India. |
| 11/16/1877 | Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat |
| 10/10/1990 | Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60. |
| 4/22/1942 | Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away. |
| 10/24/1975 | Bounded labour system was abolished by Ordinance |
| 6/3/1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 3/1/1979 | Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India. |
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