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Historical Event on 12/17/1996

Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1911Jatin Chakravorty, social reformer, politician and trade unionist, was born at Comilla, Bangladesh.
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
6/27/1995Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
12/1/1942No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel.
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
9/6/1996CBI arrests four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leaders in bribery case.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.