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Historical Event on 5/17/1992

Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
10/24/2000Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi.
1/22/1986Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
12/6/1931Bengal Congress to boycott British goods.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
5/25/1933All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism.
6/20/1957Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.