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Historical Event on 4/17/1996

Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1923Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan.
6/30/1930George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born.
5/7/1996Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
6/13/1889Salarjung, famous administrator, was born.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
6/24/1991The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.
5/13/1905Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.