Indian history of 17th july

1.  Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.17-July-1489

2.  Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.17-July-1893

3.  Joseph, versatile author in Malyalam language and critic Butshshor, was born.17-July-1903

4.  Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.17-July-1930

5.  Dr. Ram Babu Gupta, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1986-89, was born at Delhi.17-July-1935

6.  Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.17-July-1937

7.  Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.17-July-1947

8.  Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.17-July-1948

9.  J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.17-July-1974

10. Mudliyar A. Ramaswami, Padmabhushan awardee, politician and industrialist, passed away.17-July-1976

11. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.17-July-1979

12. V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.17-July-1987

13. Lok Sabha rejects no-trust motion.17-July-1992

14. All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh.17-July-1996

15. Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.17-July-1996

16. K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.17-July-1997

17. 55 persons die as a Boeing 737 of Alliance Air from Calcutta to Delhi via Patna and Lucknow crashes at Gardanibagh, one km from the runway at the Patna airport.17-July-2000