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Historical Event on 4/17/1999

The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1999Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).
1/29/1870'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India.
10/6/1913V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.
8/9/1892Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born.
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
10/1/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy.
4/26/1929British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.