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Historical Event on 9/17/1956

Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.

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1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
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10/23/1999The chargesheet in Bofors case is a legal triumph, said Mr. Advani. But Congress(I) calls it as a political vendetta.
5/21/1973Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
10/17/1999Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
5/31/1998B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad.
9/1/1934Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal.
3/1/1994Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.