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Historical Event on 9/17/1950

Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1925Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
7/12/1920Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore.
10/22/1937Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.