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Historical Event on 7/17/1997

K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1968Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.
10/16/1994CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay.
10/6/1974Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.
12/7/1999Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
1/16/1985Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
4/18/1917Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.