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Historical Event on 4/17/1977

Swatantra Party was merged in Janata Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
6/7/2000Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.
3/22/1977Ayillyath Kuttiari Goplan, freedom fighter, social reformer and Marxist leader, passed away in Trivandrum.
11/21/1993India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.