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Historical Event on 12/17/1877
Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1931 | Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London. |
| 12/16/1924 | Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born. |
| 2/3/1929 | The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"". |
| 8/11/1984 | A cloud of toxic chemicals escaped from a Union Carbide plant near Charleston, West Virginia, this morning, and at least 135 residents were treated for eye, throat, and lung irritation. Last December, methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a Union Carbide plant in India, killing 2,000 people. No MIC escaped today, plant officials said. Aldicarb oxime, a much less toxic gas, is declared as one constituent of the gas cloud. |
| 8/11/1984 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
| 10/1/1981 | Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested. |
| 7/3/1996 | 25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 11/7/1995 | India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham). |
| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 3/23/1982 | Annasaheb Patil, father of Maratha Mahasangh, passed away. |
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