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Historical Event on 6/17/1991

Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1965Pakistanis bomb Bombay.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
7/14/1928Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
1/18/1983Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
1/18/1983Property Tax was passed.
5/31/1928Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
11/29/1953Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River.
1/1/1975Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died.