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Historical Event on 6/17/1991
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/31/1876 | Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die. |
| 5/25/1933 | All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism. |
| 3/5/1919 | M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore. |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
| 7/27/1947 | Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege. |
| 5/22/1992 | India launches its 'Agni' rocket. |
| 5/9/1998 | Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India. |
| 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. |
| 12/23/1900 | Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born. |
| 2/10/1979 | Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh. |
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