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Historical Event on 10/17/1979

Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/2000The Government reconstitutes the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Trust and retains Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as a trustee along with Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain.
11/2/2000Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal.
9/14/1910Dennis Laurence Amo, merchant and industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
5/5/1989Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
2/21/1990The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90).
1/4/1972Pakistan proposed to talk after the war.
1/18/1982Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.