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Historical Event on 5/17/1927
A.N. Radhakrishnan, great educationist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/23/1984 | Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat. |
| 8/3/1898 | Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born. |
| 8/15/1947 | Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'. |
| 1/26/1981 | Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval. |
| 6/13/1995 | India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact. |
| 10/14/1996 | Sukh Ram granted bail. |
| 2/25/1920 | Balraj Madhok was born. |
| 6/17/2000 | Danial Latifi (83), well known jurist and senior Supreme Court advocate, died of cancer in New Delhi. |
| 12/15/1894 | Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born. |
| 1/11/1998 | C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away. |
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