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Historical Event on 7/17/1987

V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
10/10/1970Union Government ruled out judicial probe into the death of the late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
6/6/1969Sunil Bandacharya Joshi, cricketer (Indian Test left-arm spinner 1996), was born in Gadag.
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
3/28/1994G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.