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Historical Event on 12/17/1998

P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1994Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev.
4/3/1978Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him.
4/12/1752Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar.
8/25/1990GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
8/2/1988The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.
10/23/1997I.K. Gujral, PM, leaves for Edinburgh to attend Commonwealth Heads of Govt. Meeting.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
10/15/1921Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman), was born in Lahore.
2/1/1889Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.