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17 December - India on this day26 events

1991

Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.

#money17-December-1991
1877

Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi.

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1905

Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.

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1910

Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.

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1914

Syed Mushtaq Ali Takub Khan, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's, was born in Indore.

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1929

Bhagat Singh and Rajguru killed Sanders, Asst. Suprintendent of Police.

#freedom fighter#death17-December-1929
1934

Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.

#freedom fighter#death17-December-1934
1961

Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal's belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India's decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night.

#freedom fighter#general17-December-1961
1972

New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.

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2000

The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.

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1970

Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971.

#law17-December-1970
1987

Bhopal court orders the Union Carbide to pay Rs. 350 crore as interim relief to 1984 gas victims.

#law17-December-1987
1933

Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.

#sports17-December-1933
1998

Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.

#sports17-December-1998
1978

Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.

#cinema#death17-December-1978
1971

Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.

#war17-December-1971
1645

Noorjahan Begum passed away.

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1740

Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.

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1830

Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.

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1938

Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died.

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1959

Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78.

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1974

Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.

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1996

Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.

#death17-December-1996
1990

N. Janardhan Reddy sworn in as CM of Andhra Pradesh.

#politics17-December-1990
1998

P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

#politics17-December-1998
1999

Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.

#politics#women17-December-1999