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Historical Event on 8/17/1986
In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/3/1978 | Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win. |
| 9/21/1992 | Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away. |
| 1/4/1909 | Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 12/1/1932 | A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London. |
| 12/27/1977 | The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi. |
| 3/9/1966 | India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state. |
| 11/21/1971 | Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh. |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 12/11/1843 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany. |
| 5/1/1964 | Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh. |
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