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Historical Event on 7/17/1979

Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.

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7/24/1932Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born.
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2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
7/1/1962Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.
4/12/1752Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar.
10/9/1964K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party.