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Historical Event on 7/17/1976

Mudliyar A. Ramaswami, Padmabhushan awardee, politician and industrialist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/27/199021 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
1/20/1931Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
9/23/1911Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born.
4/13/1982Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away.