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Historical Event on 3/17/1997

Cochin Stock Exchange goes online.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
7/19/1949Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
12/23/1976Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
1/8/2000The Government reconstitutes the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Trust and retains Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as a trustee along with Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain.
5/21/1930A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign.
9/1/1988Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away.