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Historical Event on 10/17/1979

Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
12/15/1988Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
5/6/1944Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.