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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 |
| 8/2/1993 | CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission. |
| 8/16/1997 | Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam. |
| 6/4/1994 | Army successfully test-fires the short range surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi'. |
| 8/22/1919 | Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born. |
| 4/24/1966 | Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad. |
| 7/17/1935 | Dr. Ram Babu Gupta, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1986-89, was born at Delhi. |
| 3/1/1997 | India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara. |
| 10/20/1947 | First battle between India and Pakistan. |
| 10/6/1927 | First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government. |
| 11/11/1947 | Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple. |
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