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Historical Event on 2/17/1997
Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/3/1993 | Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila. |
| 11/11/1913 | Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa. |
| 5/10/1999 | Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill. |
| 5/10/1999 | The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali. |
| 12/12/1947 | Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash. |
| 9/13/1984 | Swami Brahmanand died. He established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). He joined the freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement. |
| 6/2/1991 | Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam. |
| 7/10/1998 | India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts. |
| 7/13/1990 | Union Ministers Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan and Satpal Malik submitted their resignation in protest against O.P.Chautala's taking over as CM of Haryana. |
| 1/14/1773 | Amstored Lord William Piet, governor, was born. |
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