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Historical Event on 8/17/1992

20 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/27/1987B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.
11/22/2000Chhota Rajan, Mumbai gangster, escapes from the custody of Thai authorities.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
9/8/1982Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
5/22/1953Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World).
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.