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Historical Event on 7/17/1997
K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/21/1966 | Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia. |
| 11/28/1704 | Jacob Mossel, Governor General (Dutch East Indies), was born. |
| 1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada). |
| 6/6/1992 | Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam. |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 10/25/1999 | US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives. |
| 10/25/1999 | Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee). |
| 9/2/1894 | Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born. |
| 10/10/1954 | First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'. |
| 3/7/1952 | Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles. |
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