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Historical Event on 5/17/1994

Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1993Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc.
10/14/1989Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party.
9/12/1899T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born.
3/14/1883Karl Marx, great journalist, chief editor, writer and social worker, died in London.
9/6/1994Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
11/22/1873Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born.
5/15/1878Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.