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Historical Event on 2/17/1994

Bihar leader Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and Mizoram's Dr. C. Silvera inducted into Union Cabinet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
2/1/1930A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
7/5/1984Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.
2/18/1906Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
2/18/1906Babur reached to his capital Agra after winning Bengal.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.