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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
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
10/1/1926Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children.
9/7/1998Prof. K. M. Chandy, Congress (I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, died in Kochi at the age of 77.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
1/29/1998Suicide by more than 50 farmers reported in the Telangana region in the past few days.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
6/8/1915P.C.Kuttikrishnan 'Urub', Malyalam story writer and novelist, was born.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.