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Historical Event on 1/17/1985

Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
8/22/1993The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
12/17/1970Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971.
12/17/1970Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
10/15/1992Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
9/23/1967P. S. Vaidya, great Indian ODI pace bowler (1995-96), was born.
4/5/1940Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"".