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Historical Event on 9/17/1960

Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1993National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, celebrated its platinum jubilee in 1993 by organizing several scientific activities throughout the year, culminating in the International Symposium on Nutrition during November 25-27, 1993.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
3/5/1990Government announces an interim relief of Rs. 360 crore to 5 lakh victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
12/12/1964Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
7/31/1988Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
8/10/1989Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha.