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Historical Event on 12/17/1905

Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1997Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal.
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
2/26/1887Sir Benegal Narsingh Rao, an eminent lawyer and political leader, was born. He was the first Indian President of UN Security Council in 1950.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
11/15/1875Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar.