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Historical Event on 5/17/1992

R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
12/11/1988Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague.
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
10/30/1996CBI chargesheets Rao and six others including Buta Singh and Capt. Satish Sharma in the Rs. 3.5 cr. JMM MPs pay-off case.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
5/22/1953Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World).