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Historical Event on 1/17/1909

Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
8/6/1962Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
10/9/1997Forest brigand Veerappan kidnapped 21 persons and later released 13 tourists. He detained six people --Dr. Mythi of Indian Institute of Horticulture Research Centre, Bangalore, two drivers, pumpset attender and two photographers.
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
2/12/1999The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
10/26/1999The Government rejected the demand that Rajiv Gandhi's name be deleted from the chargesheet in the Bofors case.
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.