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Historical Event on 3/17/1920
Mujiburr Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara now in Bangladesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1670 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born. |
| 6/16/1990 | GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops. |
| 2/1/1972 | International Airports Authority of India established. |
| 5/5/1955 | Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce. |
| 1/24/1980 | E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala. |
| 1/14/1998 | Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College. |
| 2/8/1999 | Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi. |
| 2/13/1936 | Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai. |
| 3/9/1966 | India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state. |
| 6/24/1901 | John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala. |
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