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Historical Event on 1/17/1933

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1929Devendra Lal was born in Varanasi. He made extensive studies of meteorites of Lunar rocks brought by the Apollo and Luna Missions and of material from the Ocean bed. He also evolved techniques to understand post events in the solar system from cosmic ray ""Signatures"". One of his most significant findings is that the intensity of cosmic rays during the last few million years has been the same as it is today. He was a geophysicist associated with the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
2/26/1874Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
6/6/1924S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born.
2/12/1999The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule.
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
5/25/1606Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.