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Historical Event on 10/17/1998

Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1992Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989.
4/14/1919Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan Miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Punjab.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
1/10/1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
1/4/1964The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
10/13/1998Salman Khan, Hindi film actor who was arrested on charges of killing protected wild animals near Jodhpur, is remanded to the custody of the Forest department.
9/8/1960Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi.
2/22/19901st day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland. NZ 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps.
9/29/19641,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst.
11/7/1936Chandrakant Devtale, famous Hindi poet, was born.