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Historical Event on 2/17/1994

Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1964Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away.
3/8/1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
10/5/1868Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).