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Historical Event on 8/17/1985

Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1954Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
1/29/1979Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.
2/11/1993Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra.
12/16/1924Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
11/14/1993Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP.
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.