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Historical Event on 5/17/1976
4 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/13/2000 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'. |
| 11/16/1991 | Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died |
| 1/26/1961 | Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department. |
| 2/24/1867 | Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born. |
| 2/27/1956 | G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away. |
| 5/9/1753 | Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi. |
| 7/21/1995 | Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away. |
| 9/3/1931 | Dr. Chandreshwarprasad Rachamohan Thakur was born in Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar). |
| 8/16/1901 | Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born. |
| 8/16/1901 | The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East. |
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