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Historical Event on 3/17/1997

Cochin Stock Exchange goes online.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
7/5/1916Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.
4/4/1971Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).
6/3/1999Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.