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Historical Event on 8/17/1998

The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1993Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered.
5/29/1993Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
5/23/1942Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.
10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
9/29/1992Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes.