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Historical Event on 1/17/1987

Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1951West Germany establishes full diplomatic relations with India.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
11/24/1988Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member.
12/13/2000Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'.
7/7/1896The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil.
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
12/20/1998Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
4/3/1984Soyuz T-11 carried three cosmonauts along with the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma to Salyut 7.