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Historical Event on 11/17/1994
Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967. |
| 9/29/1997 | Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India. |
| 5/9/1996 | J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns. |
| 5/22/1997 | At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city. |
| 10/9/1992 | Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail. |
| 5/10/1979 | Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born. |
| 6/21/1991 | P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament. |
| 11/19/1998 | Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course. |
| 3/28/1991 | Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house. |
| 8/22/1993 | The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu. |
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