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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 |
| 4/17/1946 | Bellary Raghava, famous actor, social worker, lawyer and dramatist, passed away. |
| 6/20/1948 | Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union. |
| 3/27/1878 | Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack. |
| 2/18/1992 | 47 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede. |
| 11/3/1992 | Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
| 6/10/1890 | Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday. |
| 5/27/1952 | The use of Hindi language in addition to English language and of Devnagri form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals was authorised for warrants of appointments of Governors of State, Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court. |
| 8/21/1997 | Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India. |
| 2/17/1992 | S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away. |
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