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Historical Event on 10/17/1949
The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1871 | Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died. |
| 1/10/1986 | Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India. |
| 10/6/1998 | Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai. |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 6/29/1966 | Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died. |
| 2/2/1978 | The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm). |
| 5/2/1769 | Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born. |
| 2/2/1835 | Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction. |
| 2/2/1835 | Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born. |
| 8/2/1922 | Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh. |
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