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Historical Event on 12/17/1996

Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1946Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.
10/22/1997Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
3/22/1893Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born.
3/23/1942Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.
11/13/1922Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.