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Historical Event on 8/17/1911

Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/1955Political Committee of Asian-African Conference at Bandung adopted an Indian resolution calling for a ban on atomic weapons.
9/20/1886Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, was born at Sibsagar.
4/22/1991Arun Nehru and Arif Mohammed Khan expelled from Janata Dal.
10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
7/27/1947Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege.
10/13/1999Chandrababu Naidu, TDP leader, said that his party would support the NDA Government unconditionally.
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
4/6/2000The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel.