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Historical Event on 6/17/1991
Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1996 | Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 2/7/1985 | Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away. |
| 8/13/1928 | Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament. |
| 6/19/1747 | Nadirshaha passed away. |
| 1/30/1999 | Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament. |
| 1/3/1996 | Karnataka agrees to release 6 tmc ft. of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, bowing to PM's order. |
| 8/17/1994 | Opposition ends Parliament boycott. |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 7/29/1996 | Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
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