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Historical Event on 12/17/1998

P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

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9/4/1996Narasimha Rao questioned by CBI.
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7/8/1991L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
3/30/1993S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
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12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
9/8/1960Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi.
7/18/1994Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away.
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5/7/1889Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.