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Historical Event on 8/17/1970
The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/12/1952 | Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament. |
| 6/12/1894 | Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born. |
| 8/21/1987 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992). |
| 12/14/1895 | George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born. |
| 11/3/1900 | Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born. |
| 9/15/1993 | Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram. |
| 5/25/1997 | In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan. |
| 3/24/1968 | The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 4/15/1883 | Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born. |
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