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Historical Event on 6/17/1991

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1676King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay.
1/1/1995Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi.
1/1/1664Shivaji assumes royal title.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
4/8/1992Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
1/12/1953Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay.
3/21/1994Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.