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Historical Event on 1/17/1992

Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1998Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
8/12/199272 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh.
8/6/1933Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras.
1/23/1992India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
11/10/1990Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister.