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Historical Event on 5/17/1957
Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1992 | Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation. |
| 12/19/1961 | Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops. |
| 7/12/1949 | Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence. |
| 2/11/1980 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away. |
| 3/30/1923 | New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax. |
| 1/18/1948 | Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji. |
| 9/27/1703 | More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England. |
| 5/18/1955 | Hindu Marriage Act is amended. |
| 11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
| 10/18/1925 | Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
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