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Historical Event on 5/17/1997

Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1993Kerala Congress(M) splits; Four MLAs, including Minister T.M.Jacob, expelled.
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
5/6/199712 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi.
11/24/1932The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
2/14/16285th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned.
1/9/1919Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born.