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Historical Event on 2/17/1917
Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 11/22/1773 | Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48. |
| 8/3/1998 | India's most sophisticated medium range surface-to-air missile ''Akash'' was test-fired from the interim test range at Chandipur-on-sea. |
| 2/25/1910 | Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India. |
| 3/31/1867 | Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864. |
| 4/23/1913 | Dhananjay Vithal Keer, famous biogropher, was born. |
| 7/18/1634 | Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born. |
| 2/5/1630 | Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 11/21/1962 | India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India. |
| 12/15/1908 | Swami Ranga Natahananda, was born at Trikkur, Kerala. |
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