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Historical Event on 10/17/1919
The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad.
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| 2/11/1979 | Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial. |
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| 2/5/1992 | Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President. |
| 1/21/1820 | Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born. |
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| 1/19/1839 | Aden conquered by British East India Company. |
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| 1/21/1963 | East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin. |
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