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Historical Event on 7/17/1976

Mudliyar A. Ramaswami, Padmabhushan awardee, politician and industrialist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
8/25/1975Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.
6/8/1999ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
3/1/1979Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India.
11/28/1990Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector.
11/28/1990The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
5/24/1991The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused.
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.