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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 |
| 4/24/1994 | S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune. |
| 5/28/1966 | B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973. |
| 10/30/1994 | India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership. |
| 7/25/1929 | Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born. |
| 8/9/1999 | India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title. |
| 5/20/1976 | Oil production started from Bombay High. |
| 2/23/1997 | Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile. |
| 8/2/1763 | British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle. |
| 6/15/1948 | Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away. |
| 12/4/1992 | RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi. |
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