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Historical Event on 7/17/1979
Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/8/1968 | Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar. |
| 2/10/1902 | Hemraj, politician, was born at Dera Gopipur, (H.P.). |
| 1/4/1889 | Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born. |
| 11/15/1992 | At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. |
| 6/3/1997 | Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet. |
| 3/11/1903 | Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born. |
| 4/13/1772 | Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company. |
| 2/18/1823 | Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born. |
| 11/6/1997 | Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks. |
| 4/30/1896 | Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees. |
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