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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1919Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
2/25/1963Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi.
9/21/1945British promise India independence.
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
10/11/1876Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
10/11/1876Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
11/29/1926Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.