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Historical Event on 4/17/1997
Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
| 5/1/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men. |
| 2/25/1976 | India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children. |
| 9/11/1968 | Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam. |
| 10/24/1934 | Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/21/1963 | Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University. |
| 9/7/1905 | Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 8/14/1954 | 'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai. |
| 11/9/1997 | Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide. |
| 12/9/1942 | Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China. |
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