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Historical Event on 1/17/1908

Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.

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1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
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10/26/1962After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President.
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