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Historical Event on 9/17/1997
Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 7/9/1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 1/29/1948 | Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 8/20/1917 | Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra. |
| 7/28/1999 | Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission. |
| 8/15/1918 | Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born. |
| 7/26/1956 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 1/12/1990 | Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles. |
| 9/15/1953 | S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly. |
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