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Historical Event on 4/17/1990

Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1942Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.
11/20/1969Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs Australia in Kanpur.
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
12/28/2000India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion.
1/22/1683Shri Samarth Ramdas passed away.
2/28/1951Karsan Devji Ghavri, cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s), was born in Rajkot.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.