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Historical Event on 9/17/1960
Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/15/1969 | Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86. |
| 9/25/1990 | S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died. |
| 6/3/1995 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
| 3/19/1995 | Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away. |
| 7/25/1987 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992. |
| 1/1/1979 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"". |
| 8/14/1968 | Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000. |
| 6/25/1994 | Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away. |
| 8/25/1997 | Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational. |
| 4/10/1997 | Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai. |
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