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Historical Event on 12/17/1996
Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/27/1998 | Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84. |
| 12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
| 11/28/1956 | Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India. |
| 12/21/1974 | Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam. |
| 6/23/1761 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June. |
| 11/25/1998 | Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era. |
| 6/21/1941 | Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India. |
| 4/27/1878 | Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination. |
| 8/2/1980 | Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died. |
| 6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
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