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Historical Event on 5/17/1996
Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics. |
12/29/1983 | Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies. |
10/26/1930 | Dr. Waldemar Modecal Haffkine, famous scientist, bacteriologist and professor, died in Paris. He had invented the Cholera vaccine in 1893 and a vaccine for Plague in 1897 at the Grant Medical College, Bombay. |
2/22/1958 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government. |
9/20/1989 | IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces. |
7/3/1948 | H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy. |
10/27/1989 | The XIV-World Congress of Neurology was held in New Delhi under the auspices of the World Federation of Neurology and Neurology Society of India. (21-10-89). |
1/12/1992 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67. |
1/28/1900 | General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg). |
7/20/1898 | Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat. |
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