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Historical Event on 5/17/2000
The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/9/1931 | Air Force was established. |
| 6/7/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles. |
| 12/12/2000 | J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore. |
| 6/24/1996 | Nanchil K. Manoharan, former DMK Finance Minister, expelled from the party. |
| 3/1/1971 | Central Translation Bureau was setup as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau undertakes translation work of manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc. |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
| 1/14/1927 | M. Aram, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born in Kulasekharapatnam at Madras. |
| 1/3/1995 | PM inaugurates 82nd Indian Science Congress at Jadavpur University, Calcutta. |
| 8/6/1920 | Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave. |
| 4/23/1858 | Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore. |
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