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Historical Event on 3/17/1994
Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1871 | Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent. |
| 9/27/1977 | Sanjiva Reddy was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Government revokes the external emergency promulgated on December 3, 1971. |
| 9/23/1997 | India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan. |
| 3/2/1957 | Central Warehouse Corporation established. |
| 10/15/1899 | Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born. |
| 5/28/1988 | The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China. |
| 5/28/1988 | Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born. |
| 12/13/2000 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'. |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
| 9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
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