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Historical Event on 3/17/1991
The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/19/1980 | Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away. |
| 6/22/1994 | Law for the betterment of women introduced. |
| 7/29/1995 | Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born. |
| 7/6/1999 | The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault. |
| 8/28/1904 | First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held. |
| 8/16/1886 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple. |
| 5/9/1995 | Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast. |
| 5/30/1867 | Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre 'Dar- Ul -Ulum' in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 3/11/1990 | Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
| 5/31/1987 | Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India. |
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