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Historical Event on 10/17/1979

Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.
9/30/1999India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
6/17/1674Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
12/29/1949Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.