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Historical Event on 12/17/1905

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
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4/27/1606Jahangir arrested Khusroo.
9/11/1954Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.
1/30/1785Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.
5/26/1998Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, economist, was awarded the 1998 Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidmeiny Foundation.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
7/25/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.
8/1/2000One hundred people of Kinnaur, Shimla and Mandi districts of HP die following flash floods in the Sutlej river.
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