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Historical Event on 2/17/1968

Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away.

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10/16/1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
3/9/1999Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
1/5/1995India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
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