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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
8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
1/30/1988Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.