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Historical Event on 12/17/1996

Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1996Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
5/26/1997Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
12/4/1910Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born.
10/20/1962The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.
11/25/1999Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.
2/14/1901King Edward VII open's his first parliament.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.
4/14/1979Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.