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Historical Event on 5/17/1992

R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1926Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away.
4/8/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
7/3/1863Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], santee Sioux Indian chief, passed away.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
11/13/1998Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.
2/28/1918Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
3/25/1911L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.
4/7/1997NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi.