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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
11/2/1972ICMR set up a chain of regional centres of National Nutrition Monitoring and 500 Indians seize Washington Bureaux in different parts of India.
2/18/1944Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
1/5/1948Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
9/29/1836Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras
9/15/1916Margaret Lockwood, film actress of 'Lady Vanishes' fame, was born in Karachi, India.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
12/3/1971India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander.
4/13/1999D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.
6/25/1999PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham.