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Historical Event on 12/17/1830

Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1956Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
10/17/1997Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.
9/24/1936It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
6/12/1972D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.