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Historical Event on 10/17/1997
Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/28/1936 | Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born. |
| 12/8/1992 | World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'. |
| 12/8/1992 | Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory. |
| 11/13/1917 | Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born. |
| 3/30/1993 | Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan. |
| 4/17/1917 | V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai). |
| 8/26/1852 | Bombay Association was established. |
| 3/28/1997 | India and Pakistan, represented by Salman Haider and Shamshad Ahmed, Foreign Secretaries, hold official talks on issues at New Delhi. |
| 2/7/1999 | Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi. |
| 12/5/1872 | Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar. |
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