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Historical Event on 3/17/1955

Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.
5/2/1908Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
12/23/1954Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
11/5/1950Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born.
7/4/1897Nanaksingh, famous Punjabi novelist, was born in a Hindu family in village Chak Hamid, Tehsil Dadan Khan, District Jhelum (now in Pakistan).