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Historical Event on 1/17/1993

LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
6/15/1947All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
7/3/1927A. Neelameghan, librarian, was born at Ootacamund in Tamil Nadu.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
5/28/1972Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.
9/24/1829Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.