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Historical Event on 5/17/1974

Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
2/25/1987The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1.
4/3/1984Bombay beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
12/19/1860Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died.
9/18/1993Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
12/28/2000India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion.
9/1/1988Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.