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Historical Event on 10/17/1998

Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1927Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, met Gandhiji, S.Shriniwas Iyengar and M.A. Ansari Congress leaders at New Delhi.
12/17/1972New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.
1/10/1980President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government.
6/1/1790A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam.
11/30/1759Alamgir was murdered by his minister Imad-ul-Mulk.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.