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Historical Event on 6/17/1903
Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1856 | Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away. |
| 10/26/1996 | CBI detects a chain of bank transactions between August '93 and February '96 by four JMM leaders. |
| 1/11/1858 | Shridhar Pathak, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 6/6/1994 | The 20-day old Limboo Ministry in Sikkim wins vote of confidence. |
| 6/16/1951 | Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi. |
| 12/5/1946 | Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away. |
| 7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
| 9/1/1915 | Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born. |
| 12/20/1993 | India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels. |
| 8/25/1959 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China. |
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