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Historical Event on 7/17/1996

Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1983More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
11/14/1998Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
9/10/1976An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aeroplane was hijacked for the second time and taken to Lahore, Pakistan.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.