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Historical Event on 5/17/1998
US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/24/1994 | Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%. |
| 10/19/1970 | First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 7/21/1891 | Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi. |
| 10/25/1995 | Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN. |
| 9/2/1992 | Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 7/16/1936 | Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore. |
| 12/17/1933 | Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut. |
| 6/9/1997 | Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet. |
| 7/30/1995 | Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council. |
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