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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 |
| 4/3/1903 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighter and social worker, was born in South Kanara, Karnataka. |
| 2/11/1818 | Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas. |
| 8/14/1947 | Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage. |
| 5/29/1933 | Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away. |
| 10/18/2000 | Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river. |
| 11/8/1947 | Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C. |
| 10/27/1999 | P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 7/18/1992 | Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away. |
| 1/4/1892 | J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born. |
| 12/30/1964 | 500 people seized by Chinese spies. |
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