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Historical Event on 5/17/1991

Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
7/20/1986India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.
11/27/1920Kanhaiyalal Bhagwandas Harjal, educationist, was born at Mohpa, Maharashtra.
5/29/1992Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989.
5/9/1908Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born.
8/27/1910Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], nobel Prize awardee and social worker, was born in Skopje, Macedonia in Yugoslavia.
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
7/31/1946Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"".
1/17/1993LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast.