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Historical Event on 11/17/1925

Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1962US pledges to rush arms to India.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
2/23/1952Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
9/24/1922Jugal Mondal, social worker and politician, was born at Howrah.
1/7/1928Vijay Tendulkar, famous playwright and novelist, was born.
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
6/6/1961Central Institute of Fisheries Education, a deemed university, was established in Mumbai to impart post-graduate education and training, mainly to the in-service fisheries personnel of the country to provide trained manpower for the fisheries developmental activities.