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Historical Event on 12/17/1905
Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/22/1955 | Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31. |
| 7/5/1996 | Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party. |
| 4/3/1914 | Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"". |
| 12/10/1857 | Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly. |
| 11/18/1988 | Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit. |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
| 9/4/1979 | India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429. |
| 3/21/1973 | Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away. |
| 1/26/1996 | 47th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil. |
| 4/27/1857 | Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's first Cinema Hall - 'Elphinstone Palace' at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born. |
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