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Historical Event on 1/17/1989
Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/11/1999 | Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai. |
| 1/20/1993 | Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
| 5/19/1993 | Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines. |
| 3/2/1963 | China reports troops have left disputed area in India. |
| 5/17/1927 | A.N. Radhakrishnan, great educationist, was born. |
| 7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
| 11/30/1896 | Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children. |
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