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Historical Event on 7/17/1979

Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1997Gold import placed under Open General Licence.
8/15/1921Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born .
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
8/2/1994Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions.
2/15/1936Nabin Chandra Bardoloi, freedom fighter, passed away. He was known for his patriotism and zeal for constructive work and was a forceful and emotional orator and debater and an eminent writer in Assamese litrature. He was also a musician and composed good number of patriotic poems and songs.
9/14/1820Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.
8/16/1994Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.