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Historical Event on 7/17/1987

V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/19/1952India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
2/7/1687Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end.
10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
9/12/1992Mallikarjun Bhimramayya Mansoor, famous Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana, died in Dharward, Karnataka at the age of 81 years.
4/2/1991Asom Gana Parishad splits.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
4/29/1997R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.