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Historical Event on 2/17/1992

Tripura's Congress (I) ministry falls as TUJS withdraws support.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1929Devendra Lal was born in Varanasi. He made extensive studies of meteorites of Lunar rocks brought by the Apollo and Luna Missions and of material from the Ocean bed. He also evolved techniques to understand post events in the solar system from cosmic ray ""Signatures"". One of his most significant findings is that the intensity of cosmic rays during the last few million years has been the same as it is today. He was a geophysicist associated with the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
1/9/1996Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
6/3/1999Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises.
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
12/4/1920Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India.
1/10/1997The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad.
11/19/2000The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress.
7/29/1927Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born.