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Historical Event on 6/17/1961

The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1964Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
9/11/1968Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.
6/30/1966Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967.
2/13/1936Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.
10/4/1992D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died.
5/12/1992Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks.