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Historical Event on 5/17/1993

Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
3/25/1971Aashish Rakesh Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- ), was born in Madras.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
2/26/1937Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.