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Historical Event on 4/17/1996

Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1992K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns.
7/25/1992Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
7/8/1971Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died.
10/28/1627Jahangir, Mughal emperor, weak from asthma and no food, died at Bhimghar near Kashmir. He was buried at Shahdara (Lahore) on the banks of the Ravi. During his last days, he remained in the custody of Aurangzeb. ( 28/10 or 7/11).
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
2/4/1910New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest.
9/18/1958Dr. Bhagwan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, passed away.
8/26/2000Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai.
6/11/1907Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat .
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.