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Historical Event on 3/17/1910

Smt. Anutai Wagh, great social worker, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
12/9/1946The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy.
10/9/1996PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
11/14/1919Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born.
1/29/1992India and Israel decide to establish full diplomatic relations.
1/21/1981Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.
9/11/1948Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State.
3/5/1991Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.