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Historical Event on 11/17/1966

India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
2/1/1835Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
8/4/1993Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego.
3/11/1997Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosives and arrest two Muslim fundamentalists.
10/23/1973Sambamurthy Pichhu, famous musician of Madras, died.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
7/6/1998Salman Khursheed is appointed the new UPCC(I) chief. While Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy is the new TNCC(I) chief, Sat Mahajan has been appointed HPCC(I) president.
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.