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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
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
6/2/1990Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91).
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
2/6/1992The Centre decides to wind up the 7-year-old Food Processing Industry ministry.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
1/20/1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.
1/1/1956No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.
6/4/1955Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated.