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Historical Event on 6/17/1991

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1991P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
9/19/1965Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China.
3/16/1977Sixth General Election of India begins.
3/16/1977Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
4/15/1794Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
12/13/1772Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara.
11/13/1998Tendulkar blazes as India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah beating Zimbabwe in the final.