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Historical Event on 5/17/1957

Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1992Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.
1/15/1999Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
11/3/1996Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM.
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
10/26/1890Martyr Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was born at Allahabad. He was also the editor of revolutionary weekly 'Pratap'.
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.
3/30/1994G-15 summit in New Delhi decides to set up a trade panel.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.