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Historical Event on 8/17/1986
In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/9/1997 | Designated court decides to frame charges against 49 persons, including Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray, BJP president L. K. Advani and former U.P. Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, in cases relating to Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. |
| 9/16/1996 | J & K second phase poll for 34 seats. |
| 10/24/1991 | Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years. |
| 6/19/1979 | Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party. |
| 9/17/1956 | Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established. |
| 2/28/1951 | Karsan Devji Ghavri, cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s), was born in Rajkot. |
| 11/27/1870 | Dattatreya Balwant Parasnis, famous history researcher and collector of historical items, was born. |
| 10/2/1969 | Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country. |
| 3/28/1996 | JKLF declared unlawful by central govt. |
| 11/24/1941 | Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar. |
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