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Historical Event on 5/17/1997
Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/25/1919 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born. |
| 1/4/1994 | Rahul Dev Burman, famous music director better known as 'Pancham Da', died at the age of 56. |
| 1/3/1912 | Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 2/28/1859 | Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away. |
| 1/30/1999 | Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999. |
| 4/18/1931 | Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India. |
| 8/14/1920 | Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born. |
| 2/9/1989 | Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident. |
| 5/18/1998 | India may take the US to WTO. |
| 2/13/1968 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha. |
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