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Historical Event on 10/17/1979

Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
4/30/1908Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford. Unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
8/4/1997Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).
4/11/1999Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
12/4/1920Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India.
4/14/1979Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.
7/19/1990Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.