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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
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
11/14/1926Piloo H. Mody, social reformer, politician and architect, was born at Bombay.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
12/25/1997India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket match at Indore abandoned after three overs owing to a bad state of the pitch, which was a rare occurance.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
4/14/1914Takli Shivshankar, famous Malyalam novelist and short story writer, was born.