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Historical Event on 5/17/1998

US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).
8/14/1954'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
8/13/1997Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
1/14/1641United East Indian Company conquers city of Malakka, 7,000 killed.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.
9/10/1924K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.