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Historical Event on 11/17/1991

Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/19/1993Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.
11/22/2000Chhota Rajan, Mumbai gangster, escapes from the custody of Thai authorities.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
1/20/1879Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.
3/30/1949New Union of Greater Rajasthan was ceremonially inaugurated by Patel when the existing Union of Rajasthan was joined by four premier states of Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Hiralal Shastri became its first Chief Minister.
3/11/1975Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
5/9/1933Gandhiji announced suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement for six weeks and called on the Government to withdraw its Ordinances.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
2/21/1953Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.