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Historical Event on 6/17/1991

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1992The PM to look after foreign affairs.
8/3/1898Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born.
1/1/1914Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal.
1/10/1963Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India.
5/8/1998Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.
6/1/1930Baba Adhav was born.
5/5/1946Simla Conference in session from May 5 to May 12; Gandhiji's deliberations prove anfractuous.
12/22/1853Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district.
7/18/1997Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.