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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
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
8/30/1992The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.
12/30/1964500 people seized by Chinese spies.
6/18/1926Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P).
8/2/1877Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, was born in Sagar, M.P.
9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
10/1/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
1/30/1996Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard.