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Historical Event on 8/17/1994

Opposition ends Parliament boycott.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1941Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
5/1/1997Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
2/23/1997Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
12/16/1770Ludwig Van Beethoven, greatest musician, poet and innovator, was born.
11/20/1902Gandhiji returned to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the Indians against Anti-Asian Laws.
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
8/9/1952New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.