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Historical Event on 3/17/1997

Cochin Stock Exchange goes online.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1992More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial.
2/18/1905Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.
10/6/1927The first independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory, was set up by Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai at Bombay.
10/24/1966Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
7/9/1969Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer), was born in Hyderabad.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
10/21/1887Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, great politician, revolutionist leader and chief minister, was born at Khanwa.
2/14/1976Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act comes into force.
3/26/1993Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.
6/29/1924Ezra Laderman, NYC, composer (Jacob & the Indians), was born.