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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
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
10/23/1898Khandubhai K. Desai, politician and social reformer, was born at Bulsar in Gujarat.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.
11/2/1992Nine Maharashtra ministers resign.
11/2/1992Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
4/16/1992Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.