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Historical Event on 2/17/1994
Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/27/1990 | A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa. |
| 11/25/1999 | Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize. |
| 6/10/1890 | Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday. |
| 2/10/1990 | Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died. |
| 1/12/1996 | Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill. |
| 7/21/1934 | Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune. |
| 6/23/1994 | Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free. |
| 7/27/1998 | The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers. |
| 10/24/1938 | Farooq Rehmany Mohammad, journalist, social reformer and political worker, was born at Bandipur. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
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