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Historical Event on 6/17/1991

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
1/6/1987Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.
4/22/1991Arun Nehru and Arif Mohammed Khan expelled from Janata Dal.
8/1/1927Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.
2/12/1960Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
10/29/1920Jamia Milliya Islamia was founded by Dr. Jakir Husain and his collegues at Aligarh. 'Khilafat' and the Non- Cooperation Movement were an integral part of policy animating.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.