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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
5/26/1945Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
10/5/1805Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.
2/17/1618First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
4/30/1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
4/2/1970Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.
10/5/1989Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989).