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Historical Event on 12/17/1978

Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1917Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
5/28/1963Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India).
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
10/10/1995G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.
10/15/1992Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.