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Historical Event on 3/17/1957

New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
12/6/1897Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born.
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.
11/30/1990Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff.
4/29/1639Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646.
9/13/1997India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu.
2/14/1994V. P. Singh elected JD Chief in place of S.R. Bommai who stepped down.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
4/8/1774Narayan Rao's posthumous son, Madhav Rao, was seen as a challenge to Raghunath Rao only when he was 10 days old.
8/22/1915Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born.