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Historical Event on 1/17/1889

Shri Baldev Ramji Mirdha, great social worker, leader and politician, was born in village Kuchera, district Nagaur of Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
8/14/199315 bus passengers massacred in J&K.
7/6/1939Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
7/2/1992Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet.
11/28/1945Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.