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Historical Event on 2/17/1992

S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
7/1/1982MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
5/15/1878Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
9/19/1937Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away.
9/25/1997India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi.
8/9/1970Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi.