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Historical Event on 5/17/1994
Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/30/1914 | Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa. |
| 3/16/1939 | Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1. |
| 6/28/1995 | Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers. |
| 12/4/1940 | Khurshid Novrojee, freedom fighter, was arrested for not giving prior intimation to go in tribal area. She had founded Gujarat, Kathiwad and Bombay Presidency ""Women Voluntary Amry"". |
| 8/15/1947 | India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries. |
| 6/15/1937 | Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's), was born in Jamnagar. |
| 11/8/1948 | Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy. |
| 6/13/1879 | Ganesh Damodar (Babarao) Savarkar, revolutionary, was born. |
| 2/3/2000 | Dr. Bimal Jalan, RBI Governor, unveils a seven-point agenda for banking sector reforms. |
| 12/5/1950 | Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away. |
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