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Historical Event on 4/17/1997
Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/17/1997 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 4/5/1957 | The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala. |
| 9/10/1992 | All movable and immovable properties of big bull Harshad Mehta, and others involved in the Security scam, attached. |
| 1/26/1893 | Srijiva Nyayatirtha Bhattacharya, famous writer and educationist, was born Bhatpara, West Bengal. |
| 6/22/1948 | Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles. |
| 4/12/1997 | Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools. |
| 11/5/1928 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born. |
| 10/15/1915 | Dr. I. Gopalkrishnan, Cricket Test Umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/13/1905 | Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi. |
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