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Historical Event on 6/17/2000

Danial Latifi (83), well known jurist and senior Supreme Court advocate, died of cancer in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1995Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.
12/25/1771Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.
3/16/1924Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away.
9/18/1972Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
6/26/1888Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
6/2/1990Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91).
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
12/3/1989Mulayam Singh Yadav named UP CM.