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Historical Event on 4/17/1990

Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
8/23/2000India, Japan unveil new global partnership and agree to start a formal security dialogue. Sanctions status quo on CTBT.
6/15/1982Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education.
8/3/1984Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives.
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
1/2/2000Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
1/14/1994The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.