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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
11/19/1994Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
11/11/2000Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
6/24/1991The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.
1/14/1773Amstored Lord William Piet, governor, was born.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.