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Historical Event on 7/17/1987
V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/20/1871 | Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born. |
| 11/16/2000 | The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent. |
| 4/9/1984 | Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record. |
| 6/3/1895 | Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born. |
| 11/9/1997 | Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide. |
| 2/5/1981 | Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75. |
| 1/11/1921 | Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 4/15/1980 | Six more private sector banks nationalized. |
| 10/1/1981 | Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested. |
| 12/20/1876 | Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"". |
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