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Historical Event on 11/17/1966

India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1981Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
3/27/1977N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
9/24/1726King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
11/29/1993Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata ""J.R.D. Tata"", Bharat Ratna awardee, Father of Modern Indian Industries and founder of Indian Aviation industry, passed away at 89 in Gen
5/29/1933Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away.
12/28/1981Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
1/14/1991Chitragupta, famous film music director, passed away.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.