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Historical Event on 11/17/1994

Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
6/27/1894Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.
5/7/1994Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly.
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
11/7/1998Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.
4/6/1998The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
12/27/1992The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.