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Historical Event on 5/17/1976

4 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/2000Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen.
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
3/19/1999The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.
5/5/2000Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.
7/31/1658Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor.
8/22/1818Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.
3/4/1997Govt. not to print Re. 1 , Rs. 2 & Rs. 5 currency notes any more, as these three denominations have been coinised.