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Historical Event on 5/17/1994

Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
11/21/1961Communist China announced a cease-fire in its border war with India and said it would withdraw its troops 12 miles behind the boundary lines that existed in 1959. China said it was making the move to end the hostilities and to implement proposals it had made in October to settle the border dispute. Before the ceasefire, Chinese troops had seized the Indian headquarters at Bomdila near Tibet and were threatening the Indian state of Assam. Faced with defeat on the border and a Chinese invasion, the Indian government said it would ""respond positively"" to the Chinese offer of a ceasef
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.
7/13/1905Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.