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Historical Event on 3/17/1920

Mujiburr Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara now in Bangladesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
10/4/2000Kashmir has been the cause of tensions between India and Pakistan and foreign interference should be stopped,'' said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament.
3/25/1997Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
4/3/1992Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
9/26/1911Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
11/24/1998Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
3/5/1995India and China agree to open two new border points including Nathu La (Sikkim) to facilitate meetings between their military personnel.