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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 |
| 7/20/1654 | Portugal was taken over by Britishers. |
| 6/27/1939 | Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born. |
| 8/15/1947 | India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries. |
| 7/15/1936 | Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P. |
| 8/28/1896 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala. |
| 4/21/1995 | Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful. |
| 11/10/1659 | Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 12/27/1976 | Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 1/1/1965 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"". |
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