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Historical Event on 2/17/1998
Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1882 | Savings Bank Postal system was introduced. |
| 2/11/1977 | B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India. |
| 10/26/1930 | Dr. Waldemar Modecal Haffkine, famous scientist, bacteriologist and professor, died in Paris. He had invented the Cholera vaccine in 1893 and a vaccine for Plague in 1897 at the Grant Medical College, Bombay. |
| 8/15/1950 | Indian Constitution goes into effect. |
| 8/15/1950 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 10/22/1999 | The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'. |
| 1/11/1921 | Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
| 5/8/1995 | Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83. |
| 4/8/1994 | Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM. |
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