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Historical Event on 9/17/1954

India outlaws bigamy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1989Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away.
8/9/1942Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as ""Kranti Day"". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested.
7/1/1982MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
3/3/1700Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj died of lung infection due to smallpox at Sinhagad fort.
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'
2/6/1937Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born.