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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 |
| 5/27/1998 | Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness. |
| 1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
| 11/14/1955 | Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President. |
| 12/28/1990 | Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India. |
| 1/2/1994 | India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months. |
| 5/14/1972 | Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported. |
| 6/24/1989 | A majority of opposition members in the Lok Sabha resign on the issue of CAG report on the Bofors gun deal. |
| 11/17/1835 | James Todd, researcher and writer of Rajput history, passed away. |
| 2/1/1827 | Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club. |
| 9/8/1911 | Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh. |
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