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Historical Event on 9/17/1948
The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/12/1997 | Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain. |
| 8/3/1960 | Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur. |
| 10/5/1997 | Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country. |
| 10/19/1921 | Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born. |
| 4/21/1995 | Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful. |
| 12/27/1996 | Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award. |
| 1/23/1664 | Shahaji Raje died in an accident. |
| 7/1/1996 | RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%. |
| 12/16/1960 | Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away. |
| 11/3/1990 | Manmohan Krishna, famous film actor, passed away. |
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