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Historical Event on 4/17/1997

Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1998India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.
8/18/1990President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.
5/1/1926Jim Corbett killed the notorious man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag at Gulabrai village, who had attacked and killed about 125 people.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.
3/26/1942Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi.
2/24/1950G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born.