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Historical Event on 05/17/1498

Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe.

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1/6/1999Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.
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8/15/1949Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages.
7/27/1986The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats.
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