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Historical Event on 2/17/1918
S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu.
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| 7/17/1937 | Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95. |
| 3/28/1926 | Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra. |
| 1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada). |
| 8/12/1966 | Mihir Sen swam Dadenelis. |
| 11/1/1999 | H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister. |
| 5/23/1995 | TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995. |
| 1/1/1934 | Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka. |
| 3/2/1990 | DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra. |
| 10/2/1942 | Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire. |
| 10/2/1942 | Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83. |
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