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Historical Event on 2/17/1994
Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1947 | Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away. |
| 5/9/1992 | M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal. |
| 1/7/1883 | Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born. |
| 10/9/1968 | Olympic Games open in Mexico City. |
| 4/9/1986 | First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada. |
| 11/13/1998 | Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali. |
| 4/12/1912 | Kirpal Singh Narang, social reformer and educationist, was born at Amritsar (Punjab). |
| 3/10/1998 | India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi. |
| 6/18/1988 | V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election. |
| 5/22/1940 | Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970). |
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