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Historical Event on 9/17/1954
India outlaws bigamy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/21/1950 | China invades Tibet. |
| 2/25/1987 | The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1. |
| 9/24/1934 | Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai. |
| 1/12/1992 | India and Russia sign a new political treaty. |
| 12/25/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS. |
| 4/26/1993 | Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers. |
| 8/3/1984 | Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives. |
| 4/2/1942 | Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet. |
| 3/16/1993 | Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers. |
| 10/1/1997 | Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence |
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