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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
9/16/1931R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
8/6/1989Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour.
5/9/1907Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
12/1/2000An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident.
6/24/1996Cong(I) enters into an electoral alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party for forthcoming Assembly election in UP.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.