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Historical Event on 11/17/1928
Lala Lajpat Rai died in Lahore after being seriously wounded in the barbarous lathi charge of 30th October. He is referred as the ""Lion of Punjab"" or ""Punjab Kesari"" and is remembered as freedom fighter, nationalist, educationist, lawyer, thinker, writer, social reformer, orator and a passionate fighter for the revival of the ancient Indian culture and
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| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 11/1/1966 | Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory. |
| 2/6/1959 | Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'. |
| 4/1/1963 | Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed. |
| 6/29/1909 | Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 9/24/1921 | Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born. |
| 3/12/1988 | After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram. |
| 3/16/1860 | Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia. |
| 10/25/1964 | First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'. |
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