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Historical Event on 10/17/1949

The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1891Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
12/21/1956The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.
11/27/1907Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad.
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
3/29/1979Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.