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Historical Event on 8/17/1932

V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.

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10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
3/27/1990A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.