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Historical Event on 10/17/1979

Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1938Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
6/23/1997Acharya Tulsi, the founder of Terapanthi sector in Jainism, died. (20-10-98).
11/11/1866Patthe Bapurao (Shridhar Krishna Kulkarni), famous poet Shahir, was born.
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
8/9/1966Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.