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Historical Event on 9/17/1956

Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/199631st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
7/2/1950Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died.
12/30/1971Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.