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Historical Event on 11/17/1994
Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1992 | Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India. |
| 4/27/1960 | Presidential orders were issued on the report of the Committee of Parliament on official Languages which includes issues relating to preparation of terminology (Hindi glossaries, Hindia translation of codes and procedural literature, imparting training in Hindi to employees propagation of Hindi, language of bills, language to be used in the Supreme Court and High Court etc). |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963). |
| 4/24/1918 | Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born. |
| 4/14/1995 | India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah. |
| 6/7/1974 | Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999. |
| 8/11/1993 | Brahmaprakash Chaudhary, first Chief Minister of Delhi and former central minister, died. |
| 12/11/1998 | Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs. |
| 10/23/1824 | Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur. |
| 7/31/1996 | Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97). |
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