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Historical Event on 1/17/1933

Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
5/28/1895Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born.
6/22/1971Habib Muhammad died.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
9/25/1984Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
2/27/1997CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976.