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Historical Event on 10/17/1979

Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
6/4/1987A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
12/22/1945Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died.
1/14/1985Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.
10/31/1963Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.