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Historical Event on 3/17/1995

Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
12/17/1999Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
7/15/1955Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
12/22/1945Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died.
1/10/1896Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born.
10/29/1999L .K. Advani, Home Minister, says the Centre is in touch with cyclone-hit states.
12/22/1877Shreenivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, was born.