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Historical Event on 6/17/1991
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1998 | C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna. |
| 8/4/1997 | Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo). |
| 5/22/1927 | M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh. |
| 6/16/1950 | Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 4/8/1835 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England. |
| 1/4/1967 | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft. |
| 8/13/1993 | All the TDP MLAs suspended from Andhra Pradesh Assembly. |
| 9/4/1946 | Interim Government formed. |
| 5/5/1903 | Tirupur Subramaniam Avinashilingam Chettiar, freedom fighter, educationist and politician, was born at Tirupur (Tamil Nadu). |
| 9/17/1879 | E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu. |
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