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Historical Event on 7/17/1996
Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.

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9/4/1990	An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
5/26/1948	First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
6/22/1993	The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.
1/28/1996	Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82.
5/19/1980	T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away.
10/10/1990	Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60.
11/16/1990	Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes.
11/3/1986	Dr. Indrachandra Shastri, versatile in Sanskrit and Pali, died.
7/5/1996	Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
7/23/1912	Kilachand Ambalal, great industrialist, was born.

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Historical Event on 7/17/1996 Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.

Historical Event on 7/17/1996
Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.