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Historical Event on 12/17/2000

The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
11/15/1817Battle of Yerwada.
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
2/22/1885Jatindra Mohan Sen Gupta, great nationalist leader, was born.
11/23/1937Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, eminent scientist, passed away due to heart attack. In 1901, he proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"". He founded Bose Research Institute in Calcutta and authored world famous books ""Response in Living and Non-Living""(1902) and ""Nervous Merchanism of Pl
5/1/1983Amravati University established.
5/1/1983Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
6/11/1995PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France.
8/13/1997Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.