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Historical Event on 10/17/1997

Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1996Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
7/14/1942Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank).
9/29/1994Cable Television Regulation Ordinance issued.
1/30/1905Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
1/12/1708Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year.
7/8/1954Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.
12/11/1881Subramania Bharati was born at Ettaiyapuram.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.