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Historical Event on 5/17/1994

Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1995Baby Naaz (Anuradha Bhakkar), famous child actor, died.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
8/19/1903Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
3/25/1920Sardar Sambhaji Chandrojirao Angre, politician and farmer, was born.
1/6/1832Publication of 'Darpan' magazine started.
5/31/1998B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad.
2/5/1986Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.
9/26/1793Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.