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Historical Event on 8/17/1996

CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
6/26/1955
2/23/1993Pre-budget Economic Survey proposes closure of sick PSE and rationalisation of tax and interests rates.
11/18/1991In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.
5/26/1998Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, economist, was awarded the 1998 Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidmeiny Foundation.
2/17/1948Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.