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Historical Event on 1/17/1923

Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
1/1/1989The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad.
5/23/1924Venkatraman Narayan Swamy, cricketer (one Test v NZ in 1955, DNB, 0-45), was born in Calicut.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
8/16/1997Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam.
9/4/1962Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda.