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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
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
12/1/1990Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years.
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
9/17/1948The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
12/17/1998P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
7/8/1985Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu.
8/2/1922Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.
11/11/1872Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
3/28/2000Delhi police arrest Shoaib Ilyasi, producer of the crime serial ''India's Most Wanted'' for the death of his wife Anju on January 10.