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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
7/1/1992Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
12/15/1988Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.
3/18/1998A.B. Vajpayee, the Prime Minister-designate, releases the 'national agenda for governance' in New Delhi. It is silent on the Ram temple issue, scrapping of Article 370 and a uniform civil code.
9/8/1991Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.
10/2/2000Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.
1/22/1990The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90).