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Historical Event on 6/17/1991

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1990Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
7/3/1987The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
11/13/1945Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India
7/26/1874Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born.
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.