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Historical Event on 1/17/1925
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1996 | Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission. |
| 8/9/1996 | Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP. |
| 8/26/1997 | Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha. |
| 4/15/1984 | Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab, India. |
| 7/5/1957 | Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, great leader, freedom fighter, educationist and Minister of India, died.. |
| 6/18/1997 | E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican. |
| 1/17/1833 | William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away. |
| 8/1/1989 | Kirti Vrajlal Ambani,Reliance executive, held in connection with a plot to kill Bombay Dyeing Chairman Nusli Wadia. |
| 8/12/1602 | Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir. |
| 10/9/1996 | 27-member ministry of National Conference headed by its president Dr. Farooq Abdullah sworn-in in J&K. |
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