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Historical Event on 6/17/1976

Montreal Olympics opens.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
3/13/1940Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London.
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
4/4/1999India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta.
4/11/1999The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).
8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.
9/26/1975Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated.
7/12/1996Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.