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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 |
| 1/8/2000 | Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai. |
| 6/6/1924 | S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born. |
| 3/25/1983 | Chalpati Rao, great journalist, passed away. |
| 4/24/1942 | Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41. |
| 4/24/1942 | Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar. |
| 4/20/1888 | 246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India. |
| 1/21/1910 | Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born. |
| 1/18/1997 | India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore. |
| 5/22/1996 | Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 3/13/2000 | Parliament approves TRAI Bill seeking to bifurcate it into a Tribunal and a Regulator, with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure by a voice vote. |
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