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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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6/26/1906M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras.
7/4/1999Over 500 children of Kargil migrants take out a procession to Batalik in a show of solidarity with the Indian army.
10/20/1954Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bom
7/2/1950Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
8/23/1994Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99).
12/28/1926Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
1/2/1959Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
1/9/1664Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.