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Historical Event on 4/17/1997
Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/6/1944 | Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'. |
| 7/20/1986 | India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. |
| 7/13/1999 | Militants attack the residential complex of Border Security Force (BSF) in Madar village near Bandipur and take 12 persons as hostages after killing four. |
| 10/30/1994 | India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership. |
| 8/26/1975 | Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
| 9/24/1856 | Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away. |
| 7/16/1914 | N. E. Balram, communist leader, died. |
| 11/17/1994 | North Eastern Council decides to include Sikkim in the Council. |
| 8/17/1997 | Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut. |
| 8/17/1997 | 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. |
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