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Historical Event on 8/17/1970

The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1991India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.
4/8/1937R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
8/9/1942Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) forms the Indian National Army in Malaya with the help of the Japanese. He inaugurates the Government of Free India at Singapore.
6/20/1946Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June.
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
2/4/1938Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.
4/15/1658Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.