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Historical Event on 11/17/1994

Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.
1/23/1992India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
1/30/1996The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
10/10/1973Vikash Dhorsoo, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Harfleur, Le Havre, France
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.
3/9/1997Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.