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Historical Event on 5/17/1995

Three North Eastern States removes restricted area permits (RAP).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
12/29/1927Hakim Ajmal Khan, freedom fighter, litterateur and a true patriot, died.
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.
12/8/1922Hari Prasad Sharma, cricket Test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Delhi.
12/11/1922Dilip Kumar, famous film actor, was born.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.