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Historical Event on 2/17/1998

Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.
12/10/1886Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore.
6/24/1991Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
10/10/197761 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini.
8/15/1947Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
9/11/1954Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.