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Historical Event on 5/17/1980

V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/196294 people died in an Italian DC-8 air crash near Bombay.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
8/9/1996Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain.
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.
9/28/1965India-Pakistan hostility erupts into a war lead by Pakistan.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
12/10/1923Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar.
12/10/1923Chandbibi made treaty with Murad and gave 'Varhad' area to Mughals.
11/9/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India after losing the Vote of Confidence moved against him.
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.