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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 |
| 1/12/1992 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67. |
| 1/5/1890 | Ganendra Mohan Tagore died. |
| 7/21/1999 | The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA. |
| 4/22/1996 | Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM. |
| 1/19/1996 | Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away. |
| 3/12/1972 | Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats. |
| 10/13/1967 | Vasant Prabhu, famous music director, died. |
| 11/16/1999 | Suraj Bhan, Bihar Governor, dismisses the Horticulture and Weights and Measurements Minister Samrat Chaudhary in the Rabri Devi cabinet for being 'underaged'. |
| 11/16/1999 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty. |
| 10/21/1997 | Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet. |
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