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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 |
7/23/1990 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow. |
11/9/1897 | Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit |
8/2/1880 | Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born. |
5/29/1979 | Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway. |
3/3/1943 | Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days. |
4/8/1759 | British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India. |
3/18/1974 | Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away. |
4/2/1997 | Sumita Sinha of Dhanbad, (18 years college girl) became a world record holder when a 3,200 kg Ambassador car passed over her. |
7/5/1998 | An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram. |
7/28/1872 | Albert P Sarraut, French Governor General of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36), was born. |
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