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Historical Event on 7/17/1947
Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1925 | The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow. |
| 4/1/1992 | The 79,698 crore Eighth Plan launched. |
| 12/3/1991 | Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time . |
| 5/20/1994 | Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden. |
| 11/17/1973 | Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died. |
| 1/23/2000 | India will be taught a lesson if it tries to cross the LoC, says the Pakistani military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. |
| 9/18/1992 | M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87. |
| 3/25/1963 | Yagyawalk Bharadwaj, famous botany scientist, passed away. |
| 2/9/1984 | Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras. |
| 2/21/1997 | J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner. |
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