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Historical Event on 7/17/1996

All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1999Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
7/10/1984White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government.
6/30/1966Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967.
11/18/1911Free primary school education is introduced.
8/1/1990Devi Lal, Dy. PM, dropped from Union Cabinet following wild charges he made against colleagues in an interview with the 'Illustrated Weekly'.
5/10/1917Ramanand Maru Amin, great novelist, was born in Baloor, Mangalore.
8/27/1604Guru Granth Sahib was established in the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
10/23/1883Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat.
1/1/1967Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.