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Historical Event on 10/17/1919

The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
8/20/1991Sivarasan and Subha, the main suspects in Rajiv Gandhi case, commit suicide in Bangalore.
10/30/1991Norberto Carvalho, vetern freedom fighter of Goa freedom fight, passed away.
9/2/1946Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
8/7/1998The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).