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Historical Event on 7/17/1947

Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1970President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
1/28/1846British forcibly separate Kashmir from the Sikhs and sell it to the Maharaja of Jammu for 1,000,000 pounds after the Battle of Allwal.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.
3/25/1994Buta Singh exonerated by the Akal Takht after 9 years.
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.
9/6/1657Shahjahan fell ill. His four sons Dara Shikoh, Suja, Aurangzeb and Murad advanced towards Delhi to capture the throne.
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
10/19/1875The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.