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Historical Event on 8/17/1992
20 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/3/1670 | Tanaji Malusure, right hand of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, passed away during the battle of Singhgad fort. |
| 9/4/1997 | Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri. |
| 4/20/1971 | Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London. |
| 12/22/1998 | The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval. |
| 10/12/1999 | Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP. |
| 1/4/1881 | Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started. |
| 7/3/1991 | Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% . |
| 12/20/1866 | Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 3/28/1994 | Leaders attack trade protectionism. |
| 8/22/1818 | Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85. |
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