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Historical Event on 12/17/1972

New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1920Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published.
3/11/1989In Bihar, a 13-member ministry headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha, MP, was sworn in.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
5/21/1984Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
2/8/1881Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.