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Historical Event on 7/17/1996
Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1956 | Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died. |
| 10/5/1868 | Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 12/3/1948 | Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born. |
| 1/27/1948 | Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair. |
| 4/15/1975 | Janata Party's `People's March' to Parliament. |
| 2/8/1785 | Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India. |
| 2/8/1785 | Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India. |
| 1/18/1998 | Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 11/1/1930 | S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar. |
| 1/15/1918 | K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP. |
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