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Historical Event on 4/17/1999

The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1752Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
8/22/1818Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
8/22/1818Chittorgarh Fort was captured by Mughal Emperor Akbar which was circled from outside since 20th October 1567. This victory was achieved with the help of Jaimal and Patta.
1/12/1993Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
3/5/1916Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born.
1/15/1947Pritish Nandi, famous journalist, was born. Abul Kalam Azad became Minister of Education in the Government of India.
9/21/1999Mr. A. C. Muthiah was elected president and Kapil Dev the senior coach at the Board of Control of Cricket in India AGM in Jaipur.
1/11/1613Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.