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Historical Event on 12/17/1998

P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1992M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman, asked to go on leave following security scam.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
10/16/1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
12/28/2000India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion.
9/24/1934Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai.
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
9/21/1990Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.