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Historical Event on 4/17/1990

Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
9/2/1993Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief.
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.