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Historical Event on 10/17/1949

The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
2/9/1946Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
5/21/1992Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died.
3/11/1992Dr. Anita B. Bose-Pfaff, daughter of Netaji, declines to accept the 'Bharat Ratna' conferred on her father.