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Historical Event on 8/17/1994

Opposition ends Parliament boycott.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1940All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan.
11/6/1988The graduated use of force finally compelled the rebels to surrender and the personnel of Godavari then took over. When psychological pressure did not succeed, warning shots were fired by both the naval ships.
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
5/4/1989Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away.
11/24/1932The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
10/26/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas.
6/14/1987Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal.
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.