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Historical Event on 5/17/1998

US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
11/20/1917King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
3/21/1982Nadmuri Tarak Rama Rao forms Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
4/10/1996The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt.
7/31/1980Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.
4/24/1974Ramdhari Singh alias 'Dinkar', veteran famous Hindi writer and poet, passed away.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.