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Historical Event on 3/17/1991

The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
5/10/1996PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
10/21/1999Madhavrao Scindia becomes the Deputy Leader of Congress (I) in the Lok Sabha.
11/26/1949Constitution of India was adopted
8/3/199835 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
8/12/1922Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrati one-act player, play wright story writer and novelist, was born.
10/1/1959Hon'ble Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1964.