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Historical Event on 12/17/1933

Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1933Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
8/5/1905Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
2/8/1994Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
1/26/1919Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay.
5/20/1991A. S. L. V. was launched.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
6/18/1993Advani takes over as party President.