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Historical Event on 05/17/1498
Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1992 | The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off. |
| 10/2/1911 | Ambat Menon, great educationist, was born at Chittore, Kerala . |
| 4/4/1898 | Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar. |
| 3/21/1934 | Buta Singh, former Home Minister of India, was born. |
| 6/13/1996 | Ramakrishna Hegde, JD leader and former Karnataka CM, expelled from the party for 6 years by JD president Laloo Prasad Yadav for anti-party activities. |
| 2/20/1992 | Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away. |
| 1/28/1976 | Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park. |
| 3/31/1663 | Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar. |
| 6/12/1947 | Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee. |
| 1/18/1999 | Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna. |
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