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Historical Event on 1/17/1922

T. A. Pai, former Central Minister and bank expert, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1997I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
7/23/1912Kilachand Ambalal, great industrialist, was born.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
2/23/1996North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
3/3/1997Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.