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Historical Event on 6/17/1976

Montreal Olympics opens.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1936Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay.
7/18/1993Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
11/19/1998Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.
10/2/1934Indian Naval Force was established.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).