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Historical Event on 1/17/1997

Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
5/27/1952United Nationalist Party and the Indian Democratic Party combined to form one opposition party - National Democratic Party with Dr. S. P. Mukherjee as leader.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
5/25/1941Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books ""Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan"" and ""Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma"" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer.
3/3/1982Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
11/7/1974Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi.
4/3/1984Bombay beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.