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Historical Event on 3/17/1995
Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/28/1996 | Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case. |
| 12/7/1902 | Janardhan Gyanoba Navle, cricketer, India's first Test wicket-keeper, was born at Fulgaon, Maharashtra. He played against England at Lord's in 1932. |
| 9/9/1812 | The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000. |
| 2/8/1994 | Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432. |
| 12/21/1929 | Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore. |
| 4/11/1999 | Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai. |
| 3/3/1967 | India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow. |
| 12/8/1942 | Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. |
| 10/5/1991 | Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years. |
| 6/2/1984 | Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act. |
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