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Historical Event on 7/17/1947
Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1990 | Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar. |
| 6/3/1995 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
| 9/30/1999 | A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term. |
| 6/11/1901 | Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born. |
| 1/10/1979 | Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away. |
| 3/3/1948 | B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away. |
| 10/31/1999 | Dr. S. S. Badrinath gets Dhanvantari Award. |
| 3/22/1999 | 57 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district. |
| 3/24/1902 | Anusilan Samiti, a revolutionary organisation, was formed in Bengal. |
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