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Historical Event on 2/17/1992
S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/23/1997 | The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh. |
| 10/13/1911 | Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died. |
| 5/3/1999 | Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta. |
| 2/3/2000 | Dr. Bimal Jalan, RBI Governor, unveils a seven-point agenda for banking sector reforms. |
| 6/4/1936 | Nutan, film actress, was born. |
| 9/17/1899 | First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa. |
| 2/28/1900 | Kondedera Madappa Kariappa, first General of independent India, was born. |
| 9/11/1967 | China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border. |
| 2/22/1885 | Jatindra Mohan Sen Gupta, great nationalist leader, was born. |
| 3/29/1970 | Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March. |
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