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Historical Event on 9/17/1948
The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
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| 11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
| 12/4/1999 | Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor. |
| 4/20/1993 | Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade. |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
| 7/21/1934 | Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune. |
| 8/7/1905 | Indian National Congress declared to boycott the British goods for the first time against Bengal partition, and also advocated to buy ' Swadeshi. |
| 8/22/1980 | Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died. |
| 6/10/1955 | Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born. |
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