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Historical Event on 10/17/1997

Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.
2/23/1998Ramdeo Singh, freedom fighter, is shot dead at Salaunchak village in Bihar.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
5/25/1990Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor.
2/24/1950G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born.
5/3/1959Sadhvi Uma GulabSingh Bharti was born in Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh).