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Historical Event on 2/17/1976

New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
3/28/1991Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
7/14/1923Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan).
9/8/1962Chinese army infiltrated in the north-east border of India exceeding the Mac-Mahon line (Tibet-India boundary). This was the first ocassion of Chinese infiltration.
6/11/1976Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.
6/11/1976Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne.