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Historical Event on 5/17/1980
V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/16/1859 | Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away. |
| 6/16/1859 | Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans. |
| 6/14/1992 | Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar. |
| 9/11/2000 | A Delhi High Court exonerates senior Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister H.K.L. Bhagat in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case in Delhi (in Mansarovar Park in East Delhi on November 1, 1984). |
| 1/8/1941 | Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away. |
| 1/1/1986 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"". |
| 11/21/1985 | Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away. |
| 5/30/1887 | The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot. |
| 4/4/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, inaugurates Samvidhan.com, a website about the Constitution. The site is a part of the Hindi portal, Webdunia.com. |
| 1/18/1994 | India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington. |
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