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Historical Event on 6/17/1996
Balasahab Devras, Sarsangha Chalak of Rashtriya Sawyamsewak Sangh, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/10/1691 | Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta. |
| 4/27/1748 | Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah. |
| 8/2/1993 | Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I). |
| 1/12/1946 | De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above. |
| 7/25/2000 | Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 3/25/1928 | S. R. Kulkarni, leader of dock workers, was born. |
| 11/25/1999 | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. |
| 1/16/1996 | Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership. |
| 5/29/1972 | Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away. |
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