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Historical Event on 9/17/1954

India outlaws bigamy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1939Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.
10/28/1997Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.
9/8/1933Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
9/21/1996Apang (Legislative Party leader of Arunachal Congress) sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister again.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
6/17/1824Bureau of Indian Affairs established.
7/19/1998The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.