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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
2/6/1939Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.
6/22/1971Habib Muhammad died.
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
7/12/1947Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.
12/24/1988Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died.
12/6/1990VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
7/26/2000The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC.