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Historical Event on 11/17/1991

Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
10/16/1905Ibrahim Lodi (1517-26) succeeded the throne of Delhi, after the death of his father Sikandar Lodi.
10/15/1996Kerala CM Nayanar says Governors are not necessary in states.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
5/3/1971Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
1/7/1956Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.