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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
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
5/9/1992M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
1/16/2000P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.
5/15/1992Harshad Mehta suspended.
8/16/1994Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.