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Historical Event on 1/17/1917

Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
1/20/1988Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away.
1/20/1988Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
12/17/1999Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
4/16/2000India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth.
10/16/1999Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.