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Historical Event on 5/17/1997
Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1999 | George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial. |
| 11/20/1969 | Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs Australia in Kanpur. |
| 4/2/1942 | Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet. |
| 10/19/1905 | Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London. |
| 3/26/1996 | The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it. |
| 7/3/1998 | Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 2/21/1995 | The plan outlay for Andhra Pradesh for 1995-96 fixed at Rs. 3.159 crores. |
| 7/31/1865 | Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62. |
| 7/1/1965 | Meerut University was established. |
| 12/4/2000 | India deports TULF functionary-turned LTTE supporter M.K. Eelavendhan, a Chennai resident for over a decade. |
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