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Historical Event on 11/17/1999

41 more ministers are inducted into the Ram Prakash Gupta Ministry in Uttar Pradesh taking the strength of the ministry to 91.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
5/10/1910Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack.
12/12/2000J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore.
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
2/14/1952Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana).
4/3/1946Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive.
1/19/1963Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away.
11/22/1899Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district.
12/1/1985Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo.