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Historical Event on 1/17/1933

Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1978Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"".
1/29/1979Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
12/20/1850Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
4/27/1907Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers.
9/13/1984Swami Brahmanand died. He established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). He joined the freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement.
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
10/9/1992Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail.