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Historical Event on 6/17/1961

The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
3/19/1911Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"".
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
1/17/1985Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.