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Historical Event on 5/17/1949

India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
1/14/1959Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.
12/22/1998The National Award for the Best Technological Invention is conferred on Prof. J. R. Isaac, a computer scientist.
1/20/1997Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.
9/19/1927Kunwar Narayan, famous writer of 'Atmajayee' and 'Akaron Ke Aas Pas', was born.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.