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Historical Event on 8/17/1997

Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.
5/7/1889Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.
7/22/19961996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
6/21/1994The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
4/20/1888246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India.
8/1/2000The Lok Sabha adopts Uttar Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill paving the way for the creation of Uttaranchal the 27th State.