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Historical Event on 12/17/1959
Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/16/1975 | Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory. |
| 9/23/1992 | Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' successfully tested. |
| 5/25/1941 | Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books ""Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan"" and ""Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma"" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 5/1/1998 | India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there. |
| 5/9/1992 | M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal. |
| 5/21/1990 | Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered. |
| 4/21/1995 | Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful. |
| 1/20/1871 | Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born. |
| 6/5/1659 | Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat. |
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