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Historical Event on 8/17/1970

The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.
9/20/1993Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
11/14/1993Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP.
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
3/10/1998India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.