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Historical Event on 8/17/1992

20 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1936Ismail Merchant, producer (Householder), was born in Bombay, India.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.
6/25/1994Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
5/21/1991Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
8/7/1947BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika.
6/24/1901John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala.
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).