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Historical Event on 8/17/1998
National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/20/1961 | B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died. |
| 9/23/1952 | Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay. |
| 3/3/1993 | Sharad Pawar nominated CM of Maharashtra. |
| 5/13/1998 | World Bank cancels India donors meet. |
| 12/27/1985 | The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. . |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 4/15/1919 | Arjan Singh, Air Chief Marshal and Padma Vibhushan, DFC, was born in Lyalpur. |
| 1/31/1960 | Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s. |
| 1/31/1960 | Kritiwas, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language, was born. |
| 6/7/1606 | Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away. |
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