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Historical Event on 12/17/2000

The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
9/25/1928Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born.
9/29/1970Union Carbide India Ltd in Bombay was commissioned Reclamation Plant Sewage Water of India for commercial use.
9/29/1970Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
9/19/1911Boyi Bhimanna, great Hindi writer, poet and prolific author, was born at Mamidikuduru in AP.
7/1/1929Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.).
10/2/1911Ambat Menon, great educationist, was born at Chittore, Kerala .
12/4/1991Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.