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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
4/25/1998India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka.
12/16/1998The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
1/31/1994Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia.
11/3/1945Temporary Octroi Mandal established.
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
7/30/1987India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.
11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.