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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
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
9/23/1996Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).
10/1/1928Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born.
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
6/25/1994Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away.
10/10/1998Justice Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand was appointed as the Chief Justice of India.
2/3/2000Dr. Bimal Jalan, RBI Governor, unveils a seven-point agenda for banking sector reforms.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.