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Historical Event on 12/17/1959

Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78.

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12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
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1/16/1990All Governors asked to resign.
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