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Historical Event on 8/17/1996
CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/15/1817 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born. |
| 1/14/1989 | 'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad. |
| 7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
| 4/26/1952 | India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries. |
| 10/4/1857 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat. |
| 5/25/1979 | Commercial Unity Day started. |
| 10/11/1991 | BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land. |
| 8/3/1993 | Government assures Lok Sabha that it will revive the proposal for a multi-member election commission. |
| 8/3/1993 | Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day. |
| 3/28/1978 | Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born. |
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