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Historical Event on 11/17/1947

Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
5/30/1955Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
8/21/1972Chandbibi made treaty with Murad and gave 'Varhad' area to Mughals.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
2/16/1982Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.
6/29/1908Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born.
5/5/1932Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.