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Historical Event on 8/17/1916

Amritlal Naagar was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1901Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore founded the first dance school called as ""Kala Bhawan"" and established the ""Barahamacharya Ashram"", the core of Vishwa Bharati University of Shantiniketan, near Bolpur. It was formally opened on December.
8/12/1997Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers.
2/26/1998Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
3/1/1979Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.