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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
8/5/1978Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
4/1/1889Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born.
7/22/1925Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born.
11/16/1992Reservation, Supreme Court rejects economic criteria.
1/1/1948Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.
8/23/1995First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta.
11/22/1999V. S. Rama Devi and Vishnu Kant Shastri appointed the new Governors of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh.