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Historical Event on 10/17/1979
Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1861 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away. |
| 2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
| 8/20/1998 | The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj. |
| 2/8/1994 | Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away. |
| 2/1/1881 | Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi. |
| 12/19/1945 | Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan. |
| 7/6/1837 | Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay. |
| 10/1/1919 | Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born. |
| 2/11/1959 | Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi). |
| 10/30/1977 | One hundred thousand Tamil Hindu tea-pickers, who were expatriated from Sri Lanka, are shipped to Madras, South India. |
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