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Historical Event on 6/17/1991
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/31/1931 | Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born. |
| 8/29/1947 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council. |
| 10/5/1989 | Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 6/5/1980 | Manipur University was established. |
| 9/28/1929 | Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born. |
| 10/9/1931 | Air Force was established. |
| 9/26/1999 | Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science. |
| 1/7/1994 | The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year. |
| 12/20/1993 | Jaichandran Nair, Colonel Neelkantan, died. |
| 6/17/1976 | Montreal Olympics opens. |
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