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Historical Event on 6/17/1947

Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1906Hakim Abdul Majid started his medial dispensary under the name of Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi.
9/4/1983INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully.
1/31/2000All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged.
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
9/8/1897Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.
6/25/1943No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status.
1/5/1955Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).