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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
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
8/28/1896Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala.
4/18/1917Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
5/14/1993Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign.
11/11/1998V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai.
8/28/1998India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.