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Historical Event on 3/17/1991

The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
9/16/1977Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay.
7/31/1933Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial.
1/12/1992Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
6/13/1927A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.