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Historical Event on 1/17/1989

Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1947Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash.
10/26/1969Neil Armstrong, the first men to land on Moon by 'Apollo II ', and Edwin Aldrin came to Bombay.
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.
10/18/1996Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to be the venue for the trial of former PM Rao.
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.