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Historical Event on 4/17/1996

Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1947The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
5/12/1952Washington welcomes its first female ambassador, India's Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
9/30/2000The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
5/17/1996Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.