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Historical Event on 12/17/1934

Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
12/23/1889Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
5/29/1992Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989.
5/29/1933Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away.
6/1/1929V. Shantaram, S. Fattehlal (Sheikh Syed Fattehlal), Vishnupant Damle and Keshavrao B. Dhaiber, alongwith Sita Ram Kulkami, founded the 'Prabhat Film Company' at Kolhapur.
12/14/1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
3/9/1997Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.