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Historical Event on 5/17/1993

Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1985Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala).
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.
5/3/1718Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
1/29/1975West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2.
10/5/1989Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.
4/15/1956A combined army and police action against well armed Naga rebels.
11/13/1908Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born.