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Historical Event on 2/17/1917

Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India ends.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
1/29/1912Judge A.N. Ray, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
6/9/2000The CBI-designated court frames charges against Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
10/12/1935Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, former Speaker of Lok Sabha, was born
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.