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Historical Event on 5/17/1996
Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/10/1959 | Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away. |
| 10/19/1910 | Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 8/30/1993 | LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission. |
| 6/1/1996 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away. |
| 4/3/1903 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighter and social worker, was born in South Kanara, Karnataka. |
| 1/11/1991 | Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM. |
| 10/14/1998 | Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel. |
| 4/18/1904 | Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born. |
| 6/15/1899 | Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born. |
| 1/21/1996 | Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction. |
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