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Historical Event on 12/17/2000
The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1992 | Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns. |
| 2/24/1995 | 25 jawans die in an explosion in Brahmaputra Mail near Nilalong station about 200 km from Guwahati. |
| 12/31/1923 | Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 8/21/1995 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 9/21/1933 | Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away. |
| 5/28/1996 | 13-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence. |
| 3/9/1993 | 14 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra . |
| 1/23/1977 | Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party. |
| 4/12/1621 | Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 2/1/1964 | Unit Trust of India' established. |
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