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Historical Event on 7/17/1937

Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
9/29/1932Hamid Dalwai, Muslim social reformer, was born.
11/12/1929First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur.
5/21/1973Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.
3/20/1994Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay.
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.