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Historical Event on 8/17/1997

I K Gujral, Prime Minister, said that Queen Elizabeth should not go to Amritsar, scene of Jallianwalla Bagh massacre, during her visit to India in October.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1932Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born.
8/6/1992A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
1/27/1972V. S. Sarvate (Tatya Saheb), great revolutionary writer, passed away.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
5/20/1940Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.
4/2/1994Ravi Naik sworn in CM.
3/27/1990A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.