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Historical Event on 11/17/1986

SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1986Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
3/31/1942During the 2nd World War, Japan was heavily successful in Burma and Andaman which posted a danger to the Indian Security.
10/2/1971Gandhi Sadan was handed over to the nation.
2/13/1968Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
12/3/1971India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander.
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
6/5/1994Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.