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Historical Event on 7/17/1997

K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
9/3/1905Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
12/4/1888Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born.
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
6/22/1993Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit.
9/12/1998Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.
3/5/1991Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.