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Historical Event on 1/17/1989

Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1896Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala.
3/17/1989Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maharashtra.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
5/22/1991Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
9/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept.
9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.
7/1/1781British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
7/12/200067 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.