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Historical Event on 9/17/1950

Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
4/29/1954India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
7/25/1977B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.
4/20/1997Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.