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Historical Event on 11/17/1991

Narasimha Rao, PM, wins by-election in Nandyal with a record margin of 5,80,297 votes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1991Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I).
7/27/1986The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats.
2/12/1794Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
11/9/1942Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died.
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
1/14/1851Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart.
2/10/1949Pune University' established.
4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.