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Historical Event on 5/17/1980
V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/17/1979 | Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
| 11/21/1899 | Harekrushna Mahtab, freedom fighter, politician, industrialist and writer, was born at Agarpara district Balasore, Orissa. |
| 8/15/1998 | Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends. |
| 7/20/1993 | British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty. |
| 6/14/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal. |
| 12/5/1991 | Sarkaria report accepted. |
| 11/24/1930 | Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra. |
| 8/10/1995 | Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 3/31/1663 | Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar. |
| 11/20/1999 | P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government. |
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