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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 |
| 3/3/1871 | Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent. |
| 7/8/1971 | Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died. |
| 12/11/1783 | Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away. |
| 8/13/1956 | National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India. |
| 5/31/1947 | Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection. |
| 10/28/1999 | Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/6/1893 | Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source. |
| 9/21/1996 | Apang (Legislative Party leader of Arunachal Congress) sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister again. |
| 5/3/1945 | Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon. |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
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