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Historical Event on 8/17/1998

National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1858Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died.
11/11/1924SunderLal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).
1/10/1912Prodosh Kusum Das Gupta, great artist and professor, was born at Dacca, Bangladesh.
3/16/1912Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.
8/4/1906Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, was born at Chanhalag village in Sirmaur.
12/9/1999BJP expels former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.
1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
7/1/1929Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.).
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.