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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
7/18/1695Joannes Camphuys, Governal General of Dutch-Indies, died at the age of 61.
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
7/25/1955Indian Government declared in Lok Sabha that Portuguese's were asked to close their offices in New Delhi.
9/16/1997General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.
1/20/1684Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.
12/14/1910Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
5/2/1981Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away.
9/4/1921British govt. sends ultimatum to rebels in India, demanding their surrender within 48 hrs, at Madras.