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Historical Event on 3/17/1987
Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/15/1993 | Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram. |
| 1/16/1919 | Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 12/11/1986 | The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86). |
| 11/1/1858 | Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India. |
| 8/25/1960 | Olympics opened at Rome. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963). |
| 7/12/1999 | Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai. |
| 11/5/1956 | Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary. |
| 6/9/1991 | Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away. |
| 4/10/1997 | Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule. |
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