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Historical Event on 8/17/1986
In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/28/1997 | Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore. |
| 3/22/1902 | Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph. |
| 2/27/1803 | Great fire in Bombay. |
| 10/29/1947 | Mysore's popular ministry sworn in. |
| 6/1/1993 | Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India. |
| 10/24/1991 | Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years. |
| 12/13/1978 | Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 3/3/1997 | Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius. |
| 1/27/1926 | Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born. |
| 6/11/1995 | PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France. |
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