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Historical Event on 6/17/1991

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1953Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
1/5/1957Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
9/8/1982Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.



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