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Historical Event on 5/17/1949

India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
2/11/1993Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.
8/28/1667Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
9/4/1998Mumbai Metropolitan court acquits Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhu in a case of cheque bouncing.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
3/17/1798Rani Shiromani anounced to attack the British Army.
10/28/1996Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) spills into Western UP from Delhi.