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Historical Event on 12/17/1910

Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1992Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General.
1/15/1988Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.
12/22/1940Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
10/24/1868Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
5/22/1927M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.