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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 |
| 1/14/1760 | Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally. |
| 4/16/1992 | The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh bachao'. |
| 12/29/1996 | Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested. |
| 1/26/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day. |
| 12/14/1955 | Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay. |
| 1/16/1948 | Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims. |
| 1/2/2000 | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine. |
| 4/14/1941 | Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India. |
| 5/3/1764 | Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India. |
| 5/30/1895 | Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born. |
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