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Historical Event on 4/17/1923
Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1919 | Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 4/4/1984 | Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth. |
| 2/25/1993 | 113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action. |
| 8/9/1909 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur. |
| 8/13/1988 | Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died. |
| 12/17/1998 | P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 11/27/1946 | London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline. |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 9/19/1990 | Planning Commission announces 8th Five-Year Plan proposals with a total outlay of Rs. 610,000 crore. |
| 6/4/1959 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga. |
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