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Historical Event on 2/17/1992
S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/23/1932 | The N. W. Frontier province is created. |
| 3/18/1948 | Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973). |
| 5/15/1996 | The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President. |
| 1/16/1920 | Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born. |
| 12/23/1912 | Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast. |
| 6/30/1930 | George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born. |
| 12/23/1930 | The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt. |
| 8/15/1990 | GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday. |
| 12/5/1990 | With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers. |
| 6/3/1997 | Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet. |
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