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Historical Event on 6/17/1994
Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/6/1992 | A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam. |
| 11/2/1841 | Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan. |
| 3/14/1931 | First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry. |
| 12/10/1886 | Ardeshir M. Irani, producer, director, exhibitor and founder of Star Films Ltd. Bombay, was born at Poona. His first film was 'Veer Abhimanyu'. |
| 10/10/1954 | First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'. |
| 4/22/1991 | IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India. |
| 12/12/1921 | Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad. |
| 10/5/1997 | Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event. |
| 1/23/1909 | New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London. |
| 9/8/1982 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77. |
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