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Historical Event on 7/17/1997

K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
1/1/1862Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force.
1/15/1999Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai.
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.