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Historical Event on 10/17/1979

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1989France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
11/2/2000John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
8/19/1993Utpal Dutt, famous actor, writer, director and producer, died. He was 64.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
3/16/1912Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.