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Historical Event on 12/17/1987
Bhopal court orders the Union Carbide to pay Rs. 350 crore as interim relief to 1984 gas victims.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/12/1992 | Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest. |
| 5/8/1933 | Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables. |
| 8/7/1906 | First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee. |
| 7/31/1988 | Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 7/29/1991 | Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue. |
| 7/3/1760 | Maratha army, under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao, captured Dehli. |
| 2/25/1976 | India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children. |
| 3/20/1994 | Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay. |
| 12/15/1974 | Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died. |
| 10/12/1993 | National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up. |
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