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Historical Event on 8/17/1997

Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
10/11/1991Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated.
6/28/1921Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
10/13/1998India, Mauritius sign an agreement on civil aviation in New Delhi in the presence of its two Prime Ministers.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
9/7/1995Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral.
8/18/199112 LTTE militants commit suicide.
11/16/199160 percent of the 23 million voters exercise their franchise in the by-elections to 15 Lok Sahba and 56 Assembly seats in 14 states.
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.