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Historical Event on 5/17/1995
Three North Eastern States removes restricted area permits (RAP).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/6/1680 | Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned. |
| 5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
| 8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
| 5/30/1895 | Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born. |
| 10/20/1999 | The Centre accepts the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission on the inclusion of Jats and other backward classes (OBCs) in Rajasthan except Bharatpur and Dholpur districts. |
| 8/1/1905 | Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/. |
| 5/5/1946 | Simla Conference in session from May 5 to May 12; Gandhiji's deliberations prove anfractuous. |
| 9/9/1997 | Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master. |
| 1/30/1993 | Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away. |
| 6/9/1834 | Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died. |
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