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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"".

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9/26/1956	Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great social reformer, industrialist, patriot and founder of the Kirloskar Industries, passed away at the age of 88.
10/17/1999	Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.
9/8/1790	Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.
4/1/1962	Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
1/12/1946	De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
7/8/1991	L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
1/12/1953	Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay.
5/25/1611	Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.
10/21/1906	Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.
4/24/1888	Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.

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