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Historical Event on 5/17/1993

Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns; Dy. CM Wilfred D'Souza elected to succeed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1934Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
7/31/1946Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"".
12/28/1926Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
1/30/1993Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.
9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
3/12/1913Yashvantrao Balvantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
1/12/1953Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay.