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Historical Event on 6/17/1961

The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1883Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat.
10/23/1883Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
12/26/1831Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away.
11/9/2000The 17-day old Manohar Parrikar led BJP Government in Goa wins the trust vote.
12/1/1993Tata Steel's Amit Bhaduria win's India's first gold medal in the 10th Asian Track and Field meet in Manila in discus throw.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
7/16/1993Russia cancels cryogenic rocket deal with India.
3/11/1997Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosives and arrest two Muslim fundamentalists.
3/24/1995Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away.