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Historical Event on 5/17/1980

V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
10/17/1915Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
2/9/1946Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours.
4/1/1989Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away.
8/20/1915Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born.
9/23/1974First NCC Airforce Squadran (Women) was established at Vanasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan.
8/3/1960Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur.