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Historical Event on 5/17/1993
Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/19/1877 | Jatindranath Benarjee, revolutionary of Indian freedom movement, was born. |
| 4/9/1974 | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh reach pact to exchange prisoners of 1971 war in New Delhi. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 12/23/1913 | Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died. |
| 2/25/1920 | Balraj Madhok was born. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 9/3/1999 | Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil. |
| 8/12/1897 | Major Gegeral Himmat Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Duputy Defence Minister, was born. |
| 11/9/1909 | The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws. |
| 10/11/1999 | Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely. |
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