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Historical Event on 2/17/1997
Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1991 | Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years. |
| 1/30/1971 | Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore. |
| 11/1/1948 | An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated. |
| 6/23/1911 | King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. |
| 4/26/1908 | Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 2/1/1967 | Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away. |
| 9/30/1900 | Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born. |
| 10/27/1920 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district, Kerala. |
| 8/4/1906 | Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, was born at Chanhalag village in Sirmaur. |
| 1/4/1907 | Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away. |
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