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Historical Event on 7/17/1996

Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1855Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
5/30/1915Krishen Behari Lall, Indian Civil Service and Diplomat, was born at Delhi.
8/3/1905Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
6/30/1755Jayappa Shinde who was the son of Ronoji Shinde was murdered.
1/3/1997Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds.
12/5/1951Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.