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Historical Event on 2/17/1968

Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1887Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
12/27/1992Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died.
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.
10/13/1987Kishore Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, died in Bombay.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
1/5/1968Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.
9/16/1913Kasturba Gandhi was arrested.