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Historical Event on 8/17/1997

I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1972Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died.
5/25/1991Indian, UN Angola Verification Mission - I ended (UNAVEM - I June 1989 - May 1991).
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
1/15/1997Pakistan's pilotless surveillance aircraft intrudes into Indian air space for the first time.
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
4/10/1937Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away.
10/24/1955Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
5/31/1987Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.