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Historical Event on 11/17/1991

Narasimha Rao, PM, wins by-election in Nandyal with a record margin of 5,80,297 votes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.
4/6/1934Nilkanth Yashwant Khadilkar, editor of Marathi daily newspaper, was born.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
2/19/1922Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab.
1/18/1999Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/30/1785Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.
9/29/1999Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting.