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Historical Event on 4/17/1999

The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
3/17/1994Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants.
6/5/1994Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72.
8/21/1986Nine-member Cong-MNF coalition ministry headed by MNF President Laldenga sworn-in in Aizawl.
12/1/1970T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972
3/18/1922Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
3/17/1798Rani Shiromani anounced to attack the British Army.
11/28/1990President's rule imposed in Assam. Assembly kept in suspended animation. United Liberation Front of Assam and National Socialist Council of Nagaland banned.