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Historical Event on 5/17/1992

Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1982Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94.
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
5/19/1992Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
7/14/1998India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.