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Historical Event on 5/17/1996

Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1854First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune.
5/1/1987The Bofors Deal.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
12/17/1934Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
3/21/1979Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.