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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
8/3/1957Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away.
7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.
12/7/1995Indian, UN Mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina begin (UNMIBH - Dec 95 To Till Date).
2/20/1985Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
8/29/1956India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
8/16/2000Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.