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Historical Event on 2/17/1976
Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1923 | Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India. |
| 12/30/1974 | Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi. |
| 11/24/1992 | Milan Kumar Banerjee appointed Attorney General. |
| 8/15/1950 | Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives. |
| 3/10/1897 | Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. |
| 1/20/1997 | The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg. |
| 12/11/1908 | New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.' |
| 12/11/1908 | Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. |
| 11/18/1727 | Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India. |
| 10/9/1874 | Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley. |
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