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Historical Event on 12/17/1905

Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
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11/15/1621Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
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3/15/1997Lok Sabha passes Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 1997.
11/3/1990Manmohan Krishna, famous film actor, passed away.