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Historical Event on 7/17/1947

Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1997Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai.
6/1/1993Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs.
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
1/11/1973Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
4/4/1990Hindi film 'Bagh Bahadur' received the best feature film award of 1989.
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.