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Historical Event on 12/17/1933

Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
4/10/1995Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, first non-Congress Prime Minister of India (1977-79) and Chief Minister of Bombay, passed away at the age of 99. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
3/30/1908Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.
3/14/1992NTR expels Upendra and six others from Telegu Desam Party.
6/11/1932Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born.
6/5/1879Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
12/4/1940Khurshid Novrojee, freedom fighter, was arrested for not giving prior intimation to go in tribal area. She had founded Gujarat, Kathiwad and Bombay Presidency ""Women Voluntary Amry"".
7/6/1993JPC decides to send 'interrogatory letters' to PM's aide R. K. Khandekar, Sunil Mittal and 7 others.