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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 |
| 1/1/1981 | Colaba District renamed as Raigad District. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 8/1/2000 | 27 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine. |
| 3/7/1934 | Nariman Jamshedji Contractor ""Nari Contractor"", cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) was born in Godhra, Gujarat. |
| 8/18/1923 | Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/14/1882 | Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born. |
| 10/1/1990 | Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court. |
| 9/1/1798 | England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India. |
| 1/1/1998 | The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies. |
| 2/25/1897 | A. Vedaratnam, freedom fighter, nationalist and leader, was born in an orthodox Saiva Vellala community. |
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