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Historical Event on 7/17/1997
K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1856 | In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. |
| 7/31/1992 | Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died. |
| 6/5/1989 | Missile `Trishul' tested successfully. |
| 4/12/1801 | William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta. |
| 3/3/1948 | B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away. |
| 9/25/1990 | S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died. |
| 8/2/1958 | Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad. |
| 1/1/1949 | A ceasefire eventually came into force. Under UN supervision, a negotiated Cease Fire Line was drawn up on an actual holding basis pending future settlements. This meandering, and at places militarily illogical line, ran some 700 kilometres from Chhamb in the South to a map reference point NJ 9842 in Ladakh in the North. The fighting was to continue for 15 months, with heavy RIAF involvement throughout, but despite being continuously on an operational footing throughout this period, the re-organisation and modernisation of the service continued unabated. |
| 2/23/1993 | Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya). |
| 10/31/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award. |
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