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Historical Event on 1/17/1925

Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1905Six Language penel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note changed to Red with Special text mentioned, 'At any office of issue not situated in Burma'.
5/9/1998Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
3/15/1919Osmania University was established at Hyderabad.
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.
11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
10/14/1910Further unrest took place in Lhasa, Tibet, following the arrest of Dalai Lama's agent by the Chinese on the Chinese frontier with India.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
12/15/1932Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.