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Historical Event on 11/17/1947
Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/14/1968 | Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay. |
| 9/24/1932 | Preetilata Waddedara, the first armed woman revolutionary, was hanged for ""Chatgaon Ammunitions Plot"". |
| 12/7/1979 | First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay. |
| 1/10/1616 | Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer. |
| 5/27/1994 | Tarktirth Laxmanshastri Joshi, internationally famous omnicient, passed away. |
| 8/28/1972 | General Insurance Business was nationalised. |
| 9/22/1999 | Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur. |
| 6/13/1927 | Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 12/15/1999 | The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd. |
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