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Historical Event on 6/17/1961
The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1892 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district. |
| 2/18/1665 | The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England. |
| 12/27/1976 | Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 1/15/1918 | K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP. |
| 9/26/1996 | Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966. |
| 7/5/1990 | G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area. |
| 5/3/1994 | Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it. |
| 12/31/1941 | Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras. |
| 1/23/1961 | Supreme Court rules cities & states have right to censor films. |
| 1/10/1993 | 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi. |
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