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Historical Event on 10/17/1997
Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1693 | Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest. |
| 2/11/1996 | Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta. |
| 9/27/2000 | Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics. |
| 2/7/1983 | Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta . |
| 10/6/1999 | Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar. |
| 12/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections. |
| 12/31/1984 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 4/21/1998 | Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 6/24/1991 | Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu. |
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