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Historical Event on 8/17/1998

The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1952Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.
11/1/1937Keral University established.
11/1/1937Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.
8/1/1995Vohra Panel submits report, highlights nexus between mafia and politicians.
11/11/1675Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.
12/14/1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.
6/1/1998Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget.
6/23/1946Gandhiji advises Congress not to enter Interim Government, but only Constituent Assembly.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.