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Historical Event on 2/17/1931
Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1964 | Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta. |
| 1/10/1693 | Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest. |
| 2/12/1996 | President S.D. Sharma in Kerala. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 7/31/1865 | Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62. |
| 6/18/1997 | E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican. |
| 1/16/1948 | Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims. |
| 1/16/1948 | Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor. |
| 1/7/1885 | Madhav Narayan Joshi, comedy drama writer, was born. |
| 11/22/1989 | General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states. |
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