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Historical Event on 3/17/1997
A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/21/1916 | Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar. |
| 7/5/1994 | Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award. |
| 4/8/1950 | Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact. |
| 4/4/1910 | Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga. |
| 4/16/2000 | India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth. |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
| 10/5/1989 | Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 3/5/1851 | Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 10/9/1942 | Bibi Amar Kaur, freedom fighter, successfully hoisted the national flag at Jail Gate of Lahore. She was then arrested and send to Ambala Jail. |
| 12/11/1845 | First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War. |
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