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Historical Event on 5/17/1976

4 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
5/14/1996The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable
7/25/1992K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns.
10/28/1946Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
8/6/1994Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust.
8/6/1994Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.