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Historical Event on 1/17/1993

LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1997Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins.
4/22/2000Bhaktavar Lentin (72), former Judge of the Bombay High Court, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Mumbai.
2/21/1991The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.
4/12/1799The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine.
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.
11/2/1976Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens.
7/14/1946India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
2/4/1948Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.