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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
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
1/3/1938Jaswant Singh, son of Thakur Sardar Singh, was born in Jasol, Distt. Barmer (Rajasthan).
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
4/18/1956India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles.
8/25/1992Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio.
1/3/1985Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
3/1/1995Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi.
10/24/1954Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died.
1/19/2000M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.