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Historical Event on 12/17/1974

Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1909Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.
12/27/1998Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.
1/10/199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
1/16/1996Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
7/22/1702The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
5/23/1993Channa Reddy,Rajasthan Governor, shifted to Tamil Nadu. Motilal Vohra appointed in UP and B. Satyanarayan Reddy moved to Orissa.
3/28/1956Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.
2/2/1788Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.