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Historical Event on 7/17/1947

Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
12/19/1945Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
12/28/1928First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta.
6/17/1994Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
2/1/1992Mohan Choty, comedy film actor, passed away.
5/17/1997Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.