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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
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
10/19/1907Sulochana Modi, first lady Mayor of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika, was born.
2/28/1918Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
3/1/196325 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
1/9/1997John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.