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Historical Event on 1/17/1989

Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1925Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
10/17/1997SEBI asks investors to adopt paperless trading through depository.
6/26/1906M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras.
3/1/1979Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India.
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.