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Historical Event on 11/17/1991

Narasimha Rao, PM, wins by-election in Nandyal with a record margin of 5,80,297 votes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1983Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
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11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.
12/21/1929Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore.
8/20/1995305 killed and 345 injured in collision between Purushottam Express and Kalindi Express at Murlinagar near Firozabad (UP).
8/14/1862Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad.
4/1/1993National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories.
8/15/1947India 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.