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Historical Event on 8/17/1985

Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
12/4/1910Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born.
11/21/199227 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
4/23/1926Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
12/20/1993Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years.