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Historical Event on 7/17/2000

55 persons die as a Boeing 737 of Alliance Air from Calcutta to Delhi via Patna and Lucknow crashes at Gardanibagh, one km from the runway at the Patna airport.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1995Bombay beat Punjab in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
6/17/1950Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
5/18/1932Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations.
5/18/1932Shahjahan, great mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
2/15/1869Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away.
9/29/2000The Appellate Authority of the Industrial and Financial Reconstruction stays the order of the BIFR permitting winding up of Bharat Gold Mines Limited, KGF, Karnataka.
2/11/1996Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit.