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Historical Event on 1/17/1989

Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1919W. A. Sangma, leader of Meghalaya, was born.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
12/10/1990Dr. L. P. Barbosa, Goa CM, resigns following withdrawal of support by Maharashta Gomantak Party.
8/15/1947Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
12/30/1946Jawaharlal Nehru calls on Gandhiji, who says, ""My reason wholly supports my heart"".
4/1/1889Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born.
10/17/19037th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.
9/6/1889Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born.
11/29/1996Shaleem I. Shervani, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and President, ICMR Governing Body, was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year long celebrations of the 85th year of ICMR at New Delhi. He released a special issue of the ICMR Bulletin on this occasion and presented momentos to the former Additional Directors-General and Directors-General of the ICMR.