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Historical Event on 12/17/1996

Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1879Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born.
9/13/1906Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh).
5/5/2000Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.
9/30/1990Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation.
3/30/1919Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act.
1/9/1998Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign.
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.