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Historical Event on 12/17/1934
Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1997 | India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi. |
| 10/22/1999 | Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term. |
| 5/27/1857 | Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur. |
| 8/2/1922 | Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 4/30/1992 | Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
| 2/20/1992 | Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 7/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao moves Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the summons issued against him by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case. |
| 7/12/1949 | Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die. |
| 11/6/1937 | Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar). |
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