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Historical Event on 10/17/1998

Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
5/27/2000In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel.
5/14/1923Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
8/29/1956India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
3/17/1782Salby Teaty was singed between Anderson (British) and Scindia for the Maratha and East India Company.
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.