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Historical Event on 8/17/1970

The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1991Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
8/20/1993Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
6/20/1995Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.
6/19/199013 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men.
7/7/1998Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
10/1/1991India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair.