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Historical Event on 7/17/1997

K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1925Mohan Dhariya, politician and nature lover, was born.
3/21/1977Internal Emergency, promulgated on June 25, 1975, withdrawn by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.
2/22/1993Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours.
1/19/1987Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.
12/22/1853Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district.
12/23/1900Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born.
11/12/1929First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.