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Historical Event on 2/17/1907
Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/1964 | Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died. |
| 3/22/1993 | The Lok Sabha passes the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1993 and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 1993. |
| 1/10/1979 | Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away. |
| 9/29/1991 | Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away. |
| 12/19/1952 | Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city. |
| 1/31/1992 | The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body. |
| 6/3/1912 | Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born. |
| 10/6/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title. |
| 8/9/1971 | A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
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