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Historical Event on 8/17/1985
Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/25/2000 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena Chief, courts arrest and the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Boiwada, B. P. Kamble dismisses the case because of six-year delay in pursuing it after the FIR. |
12/5/1950 | Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away. |
9/29/2000 | Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari. |
11/2/1999 | The Delhi HC dismisses a plea against Sonia Gandhi seeking deletion of her name from the register of Indian citizenship. |
7/7/1937 | Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta. |
2/1/1889 | Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society. |
1/1/1948 | Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory. |
5/6/1948 | India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir. |
9/18/1867 | Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta. |
7/7/1917 | Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born. |
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