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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 |
| 3/30/1949 | Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away. |
| 6/25/1994 | Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away. |
| 7/18/1987 | Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership. |
| 12/20/1998 | Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine. |
| 11/2/1885 | Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died. |
| 1/7/1761 | Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked. |
| 12/11/1872 | Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born. |
| 9/5/1846 | Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died. |
| 3/3/1993 | Sharad Pawar nominated CM of Maharashtra. |
| 9/9/1999 | Mr. V. Sudarshan, Foreign Editor of The Pioneer till recently gets the Appan Menon Award. |
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