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Historical Event on 7/17/1996
Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/24/1950 | G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born. |
| 1/7/1900 | Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP. |
| 3/7/1921 | Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born. |
| 4/10/1930 | Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congress, Bombay. |
| 4/27/1854 | First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune. |
| 4/27/1854 | Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs. |
| 5/20/1994 | Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden. |
| 10/15/1949 | Process of the integration of the Indian State was completed when the last three states - Tripura, Manipur and Banaras were merged. |
| 8/2/1993 | Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I). |
| 6/6/1867 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot. |
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