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Historical Event on 1/17/1989
Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/13/1991 | Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service. |
| 6/6/1982 | Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
| 5/25/1917 | Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943. |
| 10/20/1990 | Andhra Pradesh Government announces a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions from November 01, 1990. |
| 7/8/1930 | The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London. |
| 1/31/1948 | Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 3/18/1974 | Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away. |
| 8/14/1980 | Centre nationalizes Maruti company. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
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