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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 |
| 2/11/1993 | Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra. |
| 2/8/1785 | Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India. |
| 6/28/1975 | Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions. |
| 8/7/1871 | Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta. |
| 8/3/1970 | Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary. |
| 5/19/1979 | Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away. |
| 12/12/1947 | Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash. |
| 3/31/1913 | Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk. |
| 3/6/1775 | Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War. |
| 6/6/1982 | Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
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