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Historical Event on 2/17/1976

Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1987A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
4/24/1965Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
2/3/1998The BJP releases its election manifesto promising to make India a nuclear state; build a Ram temple at Ayodha and work for a uniform civil code.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.
11/23/1946Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away.