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Historical Event on 7/17/1996

Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1996Lok Sabha adopts resolution extending President's Rule in J & K for 6 months.
5/21/1923Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
7/15/1993Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President.
10/16/1920B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka.
9/16/1996J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
11/30/1974India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban.
1/3/1997Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.