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Historical Event on 5/17/1980
V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/24/1999 | The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off. |
| 11/11/1998 | India objects to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries. |
| 12/3/1955 | In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 9/15/1909 | Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram. |
| 3/3/1934 | Amarsingh Pandurang Rane, educationist, was born at Banage, Kolhapur. |
| 7/31/1865 | Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62. |
| 9/8/1897 | Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case. |
| 5/20/1957 | Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, social reformer, leader and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hyderabad. |
| 3/4/1990 | V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue. |
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