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Historical Event on 12/17/1996

Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1976India set 403 to win against the West Indies.
7/11/1964M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.
10/2/1999Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
6/10/1959Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
9/15/1999Palvai Purushottam, the sitting Sirpur MLA and TDP candidate, shot dead.