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Historical Event on 8/17/1996
CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/2/1841 | Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan. |
| 12/3/1999 | Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy. |
| 12/10/1993 | Kerala Congress(M) splits; Four MLAs, including Minister T.M.Jacob, expelled. |
| 11/18/1960 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away. |
| 5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
| 1/7/1883 | Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born. |
| 6/22/1944 | British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam. |
| 4/18/1998 | Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal. |
| 6/24/1990 | President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council. |
| 2/6/1937 | Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born. |
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