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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
7/17/1987Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan.
6/10/1833Azad Muhammad Jussain, Urdu poet and educationalist, was born.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
7/4/1900Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.
10/30/1949Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh).
1/1/1934Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka.
11/16/198966 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.
7/27/1992Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.
8/29/2000Supreme Court releases of 115 'Veerappan aides' on bail or otherwise till further orders.
3/9/1993AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu.