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Historical Event on 10/17/1998
Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/8/1673 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala. |
| 7/1/1997 | Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect. |
| 7/22/1875 | Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born. |
| 2/4/1990 | Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India. |
| 3/24/1946 | British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence. |
| 8/20/1921 | The Mopla revolt, one of the important uprisings of India, was started at Kerala. |
| 4/5/1957 | The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 11/3/2000 | BCCI suspends five cricketers -Mohammed Azaruddin, Ajay Sharma, Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia and Manoj Prabhakar--for a period of 15 days after the CBI report. |
| 12/31/1993 | Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party. |
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