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Historical Event on 1/17/1917
Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
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| 6/4/1989 | Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died. |
| 4/1/1930 | Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified. |
| 9/17/1899 | First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa. |
| 4/5/1848 | Satara kingdom came to end. |
| 4/19/1976 | Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana. |
| 12/3/1884 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar. |
| 6/10/1984 | Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit. |
| 12/5/1959 | K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away. |
| 5/19/1969 | Cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh claiming 608 lives and rendering 20,000 homeless. |
| 9/15/1940 | Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born. |
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